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How long does it take to read The Scorch Trials?

James Dashner

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 2 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2010. 384 pages, about 105,600 words. Written for children.

15 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 44 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 2 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 24 minutes

The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive. Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.

Subjects: Science fiction, Survival, Fiction, Solar flares, Mutation (Biology), Science

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