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Book 3 of The Space Trilogy · 1945

That Hideous Strength

by C. S. Lewis. 382 pages, about 7 hours to read. Rated 3.5 out of 5 by 13 Open Library readers.

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How long to read That Hideous Strength

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, That Hideous Strength takes about 7 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 382 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)12 hours
200 words/min8.8 hours
250 words/min (average)7 hours
300 words/min5.8 hours
400 words/min (fast)4.4 hours

In the series

All 3 The Space Trilogy books in order

English Fantasy fiction · Linguists · Philologists · College teachers · Life on other planets · English Science fiction