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How long does it take to read The Large, the Small and the Human Mind?

Roger Penrose

The Large, the Small and the Human Mind by Roger Penrose takes about 3 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 41 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1997. 201 pages, about 55,275 words.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 41 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 18 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This volume provides an accessible, illuminating & stimulating introduction to Penrose's vision of theoretical physics for the 21st century. His enthusiasm & insight shine through this brilliant account of the problems of modern physics.

Subjects: Gödel's theorem, Philosophy, Thought and thinking, Quantum theory, Physics, Philosophie

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