How long does it take to read The Diamond Age?
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson takes about 9 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 23 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1995. 512 pages, about 140,800 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.
Subjects: Revolutions, Quests (Expeditions), Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, Science Fiction, Young women
