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How long does it take to read Percy Jackson and the Olympians?

How long to read Percy Jackson and the Olympians
about 28 hours
5 books, 398,275 words

The five original Percy Jackson books come to 398,275 words, about 28 hours — roughly a third of the Harry Potter series, which they are constantly compared to. The books are consistent in length, between 64,000 and 89,000 words each, unlike Harry Potter's steep growth. Adding the five Heroes of Olympus books roughly doubles the total.

The numbers

Total
27 hours 53 minutes
In hours
27.9 hours
Non-stop
1.2 days without sleeping
Covers
5 books, 398,275 words
At a realistic pace
an hour a night
That works out as
about 28 days

What this assumes

398,275 words at 238 words per minute, covering the original five books only.

Other book series

What How long
The Harry Potter series about 76 hours
The Lord of the Rings about 32 hours
A Song of Ice and Fire 5 days 1 hour
The Wheel of Time 12 days 20 hours
The Stormlight Archive 6 days 9 hours
The Chronicles of Narnia about 24 hours
The Hunger Games trilogy about 21 hours
The Twilight saga about 41 hours

Common questions

How long does it take to read Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
about 28 hours — 5 books, 398,275 words.
What does that assume?
398,275 words at 238 words per minute, covering the original five books only.
How long at a realistic pace?
an hour a night — about 28 days.

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Sources

  1. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked