How long does it take to read The Encyclopedia of the Strange?
The Encyclopedia of the Strange by Daniel Cohen takes about 5 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 291 pages, about 80,025 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders
