How long does it take to read Area X?
The Southern Reach Trilogy
Area X by Jeff VanderMeer takes about 16 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 16 hours 34 minutes
A long haul
First published 2014. 904 pages, about 248,600 words.
34 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 27 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 16 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Southern Reach trilogy is a Sci-Fi series written by Jeff VanderMeer in 2014. The series follows an event in which an area in the US is taken over by an alien presence that mutates and alters life inside the zone, known as Area X. The series follows multiple individuals as they seek to understand the cause and intent of Area X under the will of the secret government organization The Southern Reach. The series is written in 3 books: Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance.
Subjects: Quests (Expeditions), Fiction, FICTION / Literary, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, action & adventure
