Literature, Reading

How Long It Takes to Read the World’s Most Popular Books

Chris Chang-Bacon

Screen Shot 2014-09-17 at 10.08.27 AMBecause you’ve always wondered if you should invest 19 hours into Anna Karenina or spend that time finishing The Hunger Games trilogy with time  left over for The Glass Menagerie. How Long It Takes To Read The World’s Most Popular Books – Books – ShortList Magazine.

(Full Chart Below)

As far as I can tell, the chart only goes by number of words, not difficulty: It would probably take me more than an hour and a half to verse my way through Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well, and The Twilight Saga ≠ War and Peace, but a fun chart nonetheless!

How long to read

~C.B.

Published by Chris Chang-Bacon

Teaching and researching bilingualism, literacy, and critical pedagogy. Assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development. Former High School English teacher in Lawrence, Massachusetts, ESL Faculty Manager in South Korea, and Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. Follow on Twitter @ChrisChangBacon

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