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How long does it take to read The Strange Library?

Haruki Murakami

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

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