How long does it take to read The Vampire Diaries?
The Awakening & The Struggle
The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith takes about 9 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1991. 502 pages, about 138,050 words. Written for children.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This story follows the adventures of the popular high school teen Elena, and the two mysterious brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore who each possess a secret that must not be exposed to the world - they're vampires. Elena's feelings for the two of them grow and develop and she finds she must choose between the good willed but haunted by his past, Stefan, and the dangerous bad boy with a hidden twist, Damon.
Subjects: Young adult fiction, Vampires, Damon (Fictitious character), Elena (Fictitious character), Fiction, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
