How long does it take to read The Strange Library?
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami takes about 1 hour 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2005. 92 pages, about 25,300 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In a fantastical illustrated short novel, three people imprisoned in a nightmarish library plot their escape.
Subjects: Books and reading, Libraries, Mute persons, Boys, Librarians, Prisoners