How long does it take to read The Sound of Thunder?
The Sound of Thunder by Wilbur Smith takes about 8 hours 30 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of The Courtney Novels series
Previous: When the Lion Feeds Next: A Sparrow Falls
About 8 hours 30 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 464 pages, about 127,600 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 30 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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