How long does it take to read The Birth of Venus?
a novel
Sarah Dunant
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant takes about 7 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 416 pages, about 114,400 words. Written for young adults.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Fiction, Married women, Teenage girls, Arranged marriage, Painters, Women painters
