How long does it take to read The Young Unicorns?
The Young Unicorns by Madeleine L'Engle takes about 4 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1968. 271 pages, about 74,525 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A seventeen-year-old boy, former member of a tough New York gang, a blind and talented twelve-year-old musician, the Austin family, and Canon Tallis are among the key characters who become involved in a frightening and evil scheme relying on the ability of a refined laser to give complete power over people's minds.
Subjects: Fiction, Science fiction, Adventure stories, Adventure and adventurers, Children's stories, Juvenile fiction
