About This Book
The awesome conclusion to The Lord of the Rings—the greatest fantasy epic of all time—which began in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read While the evil might of the Dark Lord Sauron swarms out to conquer all...
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Reading Time Estimates
12h 52m
slow reader
180 WPM
9h 16m
average reader
250 WPM
6h 37m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 138,875 words📅 19 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
9 h 16 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
10 h 17 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
15 h 26 min
Audio 2x
7 h 43 min
That's about:
- 📅19 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇19 commutes of 30 min each