How long does it take to read The Mote in God's Eye?
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, L. J. Ganser
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, L. J. Ganser takes about 10 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 10 hours 16 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1974. 560 pages, about 154,000 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that don't have any water in them but I suspect the authors didn't think it all the way through - I don't recall a negative air pressure that would keep odours in their rightfull place. Nevertheless a fascinating read. I haven't read this for donkeys years which is why I'm searching for an e-copy.
Subjects: American Science fiction, Science fiction, Life on other planets, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general
