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Eclipse reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 16 h 27 min | 50 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 12 h 20 min | 37 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 10 h 22 min | 32 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 8 h 13 min | 25 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 6 h 10 min | 19 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 4 h 07 min | 13 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.
Read Eclipse faster
Part of the time spent on a page goes into moving your eyes from word to word. readerr shows any book or document you own one word at a time in a fixed spot, so your eyes stay still and you can go faster — at 400 words per minute Eclipse takes about 6 h 10 min.
Questions
How many words is Eclipse?
Eclipse is ≈ 148,000 words (a commonly cited estimate; editions vary).
How many pages is Eclipse?
About 540 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 Eclipse?
About 10 h 22 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 6 h 10 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read Eclipse at 20 minutes a day?
About 32 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown | 139,000 | 9 h 44 min |
| Gone GirlGillian Flynn | 146,000 | 10 h 13 min |
| Tess of the d’UrbervillesThomas Hardy | 150,000 | 10 h 30 min |
| The IliadHomer | 153,000 | 10 h 43 min |
| The Two TowersJ. R. R. Tolkien | 156,000 | 10 h 55 min |
| EmmaJane Austen | 158,000 | 11 h 04 min |
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Word count is a commonly cited estimate. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.