How long does it take to read The Pillow Book?
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon takes about 7 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1967. 411 pages, about 113,025 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Court and courtiers, Social life and customs, Japan, court and courtiers, Japan, social life and customs
