How long does it take to read Perelandra?
a novel
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis takes about 4 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of The Space Trilogy
Previous: Out of the Silent Planet Next: That Hideous Strength
About 4 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1943. 223 pages, about 61,325 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 43 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dr. Ransom is ordered to Perelandra by the supreme being, and there he finds a Garden of Eden.
Subjects: Linguists, Elwin Ransom (Fictitious character), Life on other planets, Philologists, Science fiction, College teachers
