How long does it take to read The Serpent King?
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 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 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.
Subjects: Country life, Self-actualization (Psychology), Friendship, Fiction, Children's fiction, Friendship, fiction
