How long does it take to read Book of the New Sun?
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Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe takes about 22 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 22 hours 28 minutes
A long haul
First published 1983. 1,225 pages, about 336,875 words.
45 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 37 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 22 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 14 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Science fiction, American Fantasy fiction
