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The Odyssey reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 14 h 27 min | 44 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 10 h 50 min | 33 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 9 h 06 min | 28 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 7 h 13 min | 22 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 5 h 25 min | 17 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 3 h 37 min | 11 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 Odyssey takes about 5 h 25 min.
Questions
How many words is The Odyssey?
The Odyssey is about 130,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is The Odyssey?
About 470 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 Odyssey?
About 9 h 06 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 5 h 25 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read The Odyssey at 20 minutes a day?
About 28 days at an average 238 words per minute.
Books of a similar length
| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe | 121,000 | 8 h 28 min |
| Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen | 128,000 | 8 h 58 min |
| New MoonStephenie Meyer | 133,000 | 9 h 19 min |
| A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens | 136,000 | 9 h 31 min |
| The Return of the KingJ. R. R. Tolkien | 137,000 | 9 h 36 min |
| The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown | 139,000 | 9 h 44 min |
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.