How many pages is The Two Towers?

323 pages, which is about 97,000 words and 6½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is The Two Towers worth reading?

We score it 8.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.47 out of 5 from 3,507 ratings, which counts for 8.9; at about 6½ hrs at an average pace its length neither adds nor takes away.

How long is The Two Towers audiobook?

About 11 hrs, estimated from the 97,000 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 Two Towers

Name: The Two Towers
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien

6½ hrsto read

8.9worth it

At your speed≈ 6½ hrs

Pages323

Audiobook≈ 11 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

323 pages works out to roughly 97,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 6½ hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.47 out of 5, from 3,507 ratings.

Worth-it score 8.9/10 — Well worth the time. Readers 8.9 (Hardcover's 4.47★ from 3,507 ratings) + length 0.0 = 8.9. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Two Towers?

The Two Towers is 323 pages, or roughly 97,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Two Towers at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	9 hrs
Average	250	6½ hrs
Fast	400	4 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 11 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Two Towers?: About 6½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Two Towers runs 323 pages, roughly 97,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 9 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4 hrs.
How many pages is The Two Towers?: 323 pages, which is about 97,000 words and 6½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is The Two Towers worth reading?: We score it 8.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.47 out of 5 from 3,507 ratings, which counts for 8.9; at about 6½ hrs at an average pace its length neither adds nor takes away.
How long is The Two Towers audiobook?: About 11 hrs, estimated from the 97,000 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

Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force.…

While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go.

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