The Name of the Wind
At your speed≈ 13½ hrs
Pages669
Audiobook≈ 22½ hrs
669 pages works out to roughly 201,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 13½ hrs — about a week of evenings.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.47 out of 5, from 3,704 ratings.
How long does it take to read The Name of the Wind?
The Name of the Wind is 669 pages, or roughly 201,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 19 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 13½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 8½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read The Name of the Wind?
- About 13½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Name of the Wind runs 669 pages, roughly 201,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 19 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 8½ hrs.
- How many pages is The Name of the Wind?
- 669 pages, which is about 201,000 words and 13½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is The Name of the Wind worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.47 out of 5, from 3,704 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 669 pages and about 13½ hrs of your time, or 8½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is The Name of the Wind audiobook?
- About 22½ hrs, estimated from the 201,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.
The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a…
legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.
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