How long does it take to read Parasite Rex?
Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer takes about 5 hours 28 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 28 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2000. 298 pages, about 81,950 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 28 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A look inside the often hidden world of parasites turns the clock back to the beginning of life on Earth to answer key questions about these highly evolved and resilient life forms.
Subjects: Parasites, Host-Parasite Interactions, Evolution, Popular Works, Physiology, Parasitologie
