How long does it take to read The Owl in the Attic?
and other perplexities.
The Owl in the Attic by James Thurber takes about 2 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1931. 151 pages, about 41,525 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: American wit and humor
