How long does it take to read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue?
V.E. Schwab
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue takes 10 hours 52 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 18 hours at 1x, or 12 hours at 1.5x.
V.E. Schwab's novel is long: about 11 hours at an average pace, one of the longest single novels among the modern books in our study. It moves back and forth between Addie's past and her present.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Julia Whelan (17:31; Libro.fm lists 17:30) at 155 words a minute.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue?
About 11 hours at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 14 hours at 200 and 9h 3m at 300.
How many words are in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue?
About 162,905 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue in a month?
About 20 pages a day, or 22m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 592 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How long would it take at 30 minutes a day?
About three weeks: the whole book is just under 11 hours at an average pace.
How long is the Addie LaRue audiobook?
17 hours 31 minutes unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan. At 1.5x, about 11 hours 41 minutes.