How long does it take to read Reamde?
Reamde by Neal Stephenson takes about 19 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 19 hours 15 minutes
A long haul
First published 2011. 1,050 pages, about 288,750 words.
39 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 32 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 19 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Reamde is a speculative fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers on the plight of a hostage and the ensuing efforts of family and new acquaintances, many of them associated with a fictional MMORPG, to rescue her as her various captors drag her about the globe. Topics covered range from online activities including gold farming and social networking to the criminal methods of the Russian Mafia and Islamic terrorists.
Subjects: Virtual reality, Money laundering, Computer games, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, suspense
