How long does it take to read The "Genius"?
The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser takes about 13 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1915. 736 pages, about 202,400 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 164 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dreiser's semi-autobiographical novel about a young man's unhappy marriage, adulterous relationships, and struggle to retain his artistic integrity.
Subjects: American fiction, Romance Norte Americano, Philosophy, Fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Married people