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How long does it take to read Under the Dome [2/2]?
Under the Dome [2/2] by Stephen King takes about 11 hours 3 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 3 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2011. 603 pages, about 165,825 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 3 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
All hell has broken loose in Chester's Mill after an invisible force field suddenly and inexplicably descends on the small Maine town, isolating all within it from the outside world. As the grim reality of the situation dawns and panic sets in, each other town's denizens reveals their true nature in the face of shortages, rationing, lawlessness, and uncertainty. Their survival depends on Dale "Barbie" Barbara, an ex-army drifter who leads a few intrepid citizens in a race to uncover the sinister forces intent on holding the town hostage under the dome - and to raise it before there's on one left alive in Chester's Mill...
Subjects: Fiction, Veterans, City and town life, Good and evil, Psychological fiction, Thrillers
