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How long does it take to read The Adventures of Pinocchio?

The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is 39,024 words long. At an average reading speed of 250 words per minute, it takes about 2 hours 36 minutes to read: an evening or two.

39,024

Words

142

Pages

Chapters

2h 36m

Average read

Reading time at your speed

Reading speed varies more than most people expect: the gap between a slow and a fast reader is more than double. Find your row, or take the reading speed test to get your real number first.

Reading speed	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slowcareful reading, or reading in a second language	150 wpm	4 hours 20 minutes
Below averageunhurried, easily distracted, or a dense text	200 wpm	3 hours 15 minutes
Averagewhat most adults read at	250 wpm	2 hours 36 minutes
Fasta confident, practised reader	325 wpm	2 hours
Very fastskimming, or very familiar material	400 wpm	1 hour 38 minutes

The language here is simple enough that most readers hit their normal speed, so these times tend to hold up well.

How long if you read a bit each day?

Almost nobody reads a novel in one sitting. Here is how The Adventures of Pinocchio breaks down at an average 250 wpm, depending on how much time you give it each day.

Reading a day	Days to finish	That is
10 minutes	16 days	about 2 weeks
15 minutes	11 days	about a week
30 minutes	6 days	6 days
60 minutes	3 days	3 days

How long is each chapter?

The Adventures of Pinocchio has 36 chapters, averaging 1,084 words, about 4m each. The longest is Pinocchio finally ceases to be a Marionette and becomes a boy at 12m; the shortest is Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off. at 2m. Useful if you read a chapter a night.

How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.3m

Mastro Cherry gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make himself a Marionette that will dance, fence, and turn somersaults.3m

As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions the Marionette and calls it Pinocchio. The first pranks of the Marionette.4m

The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do.2m

Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook himself an omelet; but, to his surprise, the omelet flies out of the window.3m

Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off.2m

Geppetto returns home and gives his own breakfast to the Marionette3m

Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book.2m

Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater.2m

The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life.2m

Fire Eater sneezes and forgives Pinocchio, who saves his friend, Harlequin, from death.3m

Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them.4m

The Inn of the Red Lobster4m

Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins.3m

The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree.3m

The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive.4m

Pinocchio eats sugar, but refuses to take medicine. When the undertakers come for him, he drinks the medicine and feels better. Afterwards he tells a lie and, in punishment, his nose grows longer and longer.5m

Pinocchio finds the Fox and the Cat again, and goes with them to sow the gold pieces in the Field of Wonders.5m

Pinocchio is robbed of his gold pieces and, in punishment, is sentenced to four months in prison.4m

Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap.3m

Pinocchio is caught by a Farmer, who uses him as a watchdog for his chicken coop.3m

Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty.3m

Pinocchio weeps upon learning that the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair is dead. He meets a Pigeon, who carries him to the seashore. He throws himself into the sea to go to the aid of his father.5m

Pinocchio reaches the Island of the Busy Bees and finds the Fairy once more.6m

Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study, as he is growing tired of being a Marionette, and wishes to become a real boy.3m

Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends to see the Terrible Shark.3m

The great battle between Pinocchio and his playmates. One is wounded. Pinocchio is arrested.6m

Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish5m

Pinocchio returns to the Fairy’s house and she promises him that, on the morrow, he will cease to be a Marionette and become a boy. A wonderful party of coffee-and-milk to celebrate the great event.7m

Pinocchio, instead of becoming a boy, runs away to the Land of Toys with his friend, Lamp-Wick.5m

After five months of play, Pinocchio wakes up one fine morning and finds a great surprise awaiting him.7m

Pinocchio’s ears become like those of a Donkey. In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins to bray.6m

Pinocchio, having become a Donkey, is bought by the owner of a Circus, who wants to teach him to do tricks. The Donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead.8m

Pinocchio is thrown into the sea, eaten by fishes, and becomes a Marionette once more. As he swims to land, he is swallowed by the Terrible Shark.8m

In the Shark’s body Pinocchio finds whom? Read this chapter, my children, and you will know.6m

Pinocchio finally ceases to be a Marionette and becomes a boy12m

Chapter times at 250 wpm.

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Common questions

How long does it take to read The Adventures of Pinocchio?

The Adventures of Pinocchio is 39,024 words long. At an average adult reading speed of 250 words per minute that is about 2 hours 36 minutes. A slower reader at 150 wpm needs around 4 hours 20 minutes; a fast reader at 400 wpm finishes in roughly 1 hour 38 minutes.

How many words is The Adventures of Pinocchio?

The Adventures of Pinocchio is 39,024 words across 36 chapters, which is an evening or two. Of the 29 classics on readClassicly, 18 are longer and 10 are shorter.

Can I read The Adventures of Pinocchio in a day?

Yes. At an average speed it takes about 2 hours 36 minutes, so The Adventures of Pinocchio is comfortably a one-day read: an afternoon, or an evening if you don't stop.

Is The Adventures of Pinocchio hard to read?

At CEFR level A2, The Adventures of Pinocchio is an easy read for elementary learners. You can read it free at readClassicly and tap any word you don't know to look it up, which keeps a harder classic from stalling you.

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