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How long does it take to read The Adventures of Augie March?

a novel.

Saul Bellow

The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow takes about 9 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 9 hours 50 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1953. 536 pages, about 147,400 words.

20 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 16 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 9 hours 50 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 9 minutes

The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Augie's nonconformity leads him into an eventful, humorous, and sometimes earthy way of life.

Subjects: Depressions, Family, National Book Award Winner, Fiction, Americans, Young men

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