How long does it take to read The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays?
The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays by J. R. R. Tolkien takes about 4 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 33 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1983. 248 pages, about 68,200 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Addresses, essays, lectures, Beowulf, English essays, English philology, Epic poetry, English (Old), History and criticism
