How long does it take to read Life Ascending?
Nick Lane, Ilona Hauser
Life Ascending by Nick Lane, Ilona Hauser takes about 6 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 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 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
“If Charles Darwin sprang from his grave, I would give him this fine book to bring him up to speed.” — Matt Ridley, author of The Red Queen
Subjects: DNA, Evolution (Biology), Molecular evolution, biology, consciousness, evolution
