How long does it take to read The Gene?
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dennis Boutsikaris
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dennis Boutsikaris takes about 11 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2016. 605 pages, about 166,375 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Gene: An Intimate History is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. It was published on 17 May 2016 by Scribner. The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome. The book discusses the power of genetics in determining people's well-being and traits. It delves into the personal genetic history of Siddhartha Mukherjee's family, including mental illness. However, it is also a cautionary message toward not letting genetic predispositions define a person or their fate, a mentality that the author says led to the rise of eugenics in history.
Subjects: genetics, history, heredity, genes, family, medical ethics
