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Crime and Punishment reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 22 h 40 min | 68 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 17 h 00 min | 51 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 14 h 17 min | 43 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 11 h 20 min | 34 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 8 h 30 min | 26 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 5 h 40 min | 17 days |
Reading time is the word count divided by reading speed. 238 words per minute is the average for adults reading silently (Brysbaert, 2019). The orange rows are speeds you can read at one word at a time in readerr.
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Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows the book one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute Crime and Punishment takes about 8 h 30 min.
Questions
How many words is Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment is about 204,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is Crime and Punishment?
About 740 pages in a typical paperback with about 275 words per page. Your edition may have more or fewer.
How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?
About 14 h 17 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 8 h 30 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment at 20 minutes a day?
About 43 days at an average 238 words per minute.
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.