How long does it take to read Determined?
Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky takes about 9 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 32 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2023. 520 pages, about 143,000 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Biologically-based arguments for determinism and against free will, and what the other side of that rainbow looks like.
Subjects: determinism, free will, morality, neurobiology
