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How long does it take to read The Beach?

Alex Garland

The Beach by Alex Garland takes about 8 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 13 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1996. 448 pages, about 123,200 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 13 hours 41 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 13 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 46 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Een jonge reiziger komt met zijn metgezellen terecht op een verborgen, paradijselijk Thais eiland, dat langzaam aan verandert in een nachtmerrie.

Subjects: Beaches, Fiction, Modern fiction, Travelers, Eden, Fiction - General

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