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The Great Gatsby reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 5 h 27 min | 17 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 4 h 05 min | 13 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 3 h 26 min | 11 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 2 h 43 min | 9 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 2 h 02 min | 7 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 1 h 22 min | 5 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 The Great Gatsby takes about 2 h 02 min.
Questions
How many words is The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby is about 49,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is The Great Gatsby?
About 180 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 The Great Gatsby?
About 3 h 26 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 2 h 02 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read The Great Gatsby at 20 minutes a day?
About 11 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Peter PanJ. M. Barrie | 47,000 | 3 h 17 min |
| HolesLouis Sachar | 47,000 | 3 h 17 min |
| The Invisible ManH. G. Wells | 48,000 | 3 h 22 min |
| The OutsidersS. E. Hinton | 49,000 | 3 h 26 min |
| Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut | 49,000 | 3 h 26 min |
| The AwakeningKate Chopin | 50,000 | 3 h 30 min |
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.