How long does it take to read The Motion of Light in Water?
The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delany takes about 10 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 29 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1988. 572 pages, about 157,300 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 29 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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