How many pages is The Name of the Wind?

661 pages, which is about 198,000 words and 13 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is The Name of the Wind worth reading?

We score it 8.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.48 out of 5 from 3,904 ratings, which counts for 9.0; at about 13 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.5 for its length.

How long is The Name of the Wind audiobook?

About 22 hrs, estimated from the 198,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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The Name of the Wind

Name: The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss

13 hrsto read

8.5worth it

At your speed≈ 13 hrs

Pages661

Audiobook≈ 22 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

661 pages works out to roughly 198,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 13 hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.48 out of 5, from 3,904 ratings.

Worth-it score 8.5/10 — Well worth the time. Readers 9.0 (Hardcover's 4.48★ from 3,904 ratings) − length 0.5 = 8.5. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Name of the Wind?

The Name of the Wind is 661 pages, or roughly 198,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Name of the Wind at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	19 hrs
Average	250	13 hrs
Fast	400	8½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 22 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Name of the Wind?: About 13 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Name of the Wind runs 661 pages, roughly 198,000 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?: 661 pages, which is about 198,000 words and 13 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is The Name of the Wind worth reading?: We score it 8.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.48 out of 5 from 3,904 ratings, which counts for 9.0; at about 13 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.5 for its length.
How long is The Name of the Wind audiobook?: About 22 hrs, estimated from the 198,000 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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