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Book 5 of A Series of Unfortunate Events · 2000

The Austere Academy

by Lemony Snicket. 235 pages, about 4.3 hours to read. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 41 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Austere Academy

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Austere Academy takes about 4.3 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 235 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)7.2 hours
200 words/min5.4 hours
250 words/min (average)4.3 hours
300 words/min3.6 hours
400 words/min (fast)2.7 hours

In the series

All 13 A Series of Unfortunate Events books in order

Humour · Steampunk · Mystery · Gothic fiction · Absurdist fiction · Hermanos