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How long does it take to read China?

John Keay

China by John Keay takes about 10 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 10 hours 36 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2008. 578 pages, about 158,950 words.

22 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 17 hours 40 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 10 hours 36 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 37 minutes

The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: History, China, history

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