# The Bad Beginning vs The Reptile Room

The Reptile Room is longer: 5,009 more words, 1.2 times the length of The Bad Beginning.

- **[The Bad Beginning](https://musael.com/books/the-bad-beginning.md):** 24,130 words, 176 pages, 1 h 37 min of reading
- **[The Reptile Room](https://musael.com/books/the-reptile-room.md):** 29,139 words, 190 pages, 1 h 57 min of reading

## Questions

**Which is longer, The Bad Beginning or The Reptile Room?** The Reptile Room is longer: 5,009 more words, 1.2 times the length of The Bad Beginning.

**How much longer does The Reptile Room take to read than The Bad Beginning?** About 20 min more at 250 words a minute: 1 h 57 min against 1 h 37 min.

Source: https://musael.com/books/compare/the-bad-beginning-vs-the-reptile-room