How long does it take to read Things Fall Apart?
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe takes about 3h 50m to read — it is 209 pages.
Reading plans
- 15 minutes a day → 16 days
- 30 minutes a day → 8 days
- 60 minutes a day → 4 days
Estimated at an average adult reading pace (~250 words per minute, ~275 words per page). Actual time varies with reading speed and edition.
At 209 pages it is longer than 50% of the 1,407 assigned books we track, and its Lexile measure is 890L (typically assigned in grades 9–12).
Assigned books of about the same length
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — 206 pages, about 3h 45m
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower — 213 pages, about 3h 55m
- A Separate Peace — 204 pages, about 3h 45m
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid — 217 pages, about 4 hours
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