How long does it take to read Shadows of the Mind?
Shadows of the Mind by Roger Penrose takes about 8 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 48 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1994. 480 pages, about 132,000 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 30 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Gödel's theorem, Quantum theory, Physics, Philosophy, Thought and thinking, Artificial intelligence
