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How long does it take to read Crystal World?

J. G. Ballard, JG Ballard

Crystal World by J. G. Ballard, JG Ballard takes about 3 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 51 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1966. 210 pages, about 57,750 words.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 25 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 51 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 24 minutes

The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The West African jungle is turning into crystal. Everywhere plants, trees and animals are changing and men are fleeing except some foolhardy types who remain to drift, dazzled, through this spectacular dreamworld.

Subjects: Fiction, general, Africa, fiction, Fiction, English Science fiction, Science fiction

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