How long does it take to read Radioactive?
Lauren Redniss
Radioactive by Lauren Redniss takes about 3 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 205 pages, about 56,375 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents the professional and private lives of Marie and Pierre Curie, examining their personal struggles, the advancements they made in the world of science, and the issue of radiation in the modern world.
Subjects: Chemists, Radioactivity, Women chemists, Biography, France, biography, Women chemists--france--biography
