How long does it take to read A Crack in the Edge of the World?
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester takes about 8 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 28 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2005. 462 pages, about 127,050 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Earthquakes, History, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Erdbeben, Fires, San francisco (calif.), history
