How long does it take to read Genome?
the autobiography of a species in 23 chapters
Genome by Matt Ridley takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 344 pages, about 94,600 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
OCLC 70175575
Subjects: Human genetics, Human genome, Inborn Genetic Diseases, Medical genetics, Popular works, DNA
