How long does it take to read C?
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Mitchell Waite, Stephen Prata
C by Mitchell Waite, Stephen Prata takes about 11 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 32 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 629 pages, about 172,975 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
