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Thus Spake Zarathustra reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 10 h 00 min | 30 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 7 h 30 min | 23 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 6 h 18 min | 19 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 5 h 00 min | 15 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 3 h 45 min | 12 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 2 h 30 min | 8 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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Questions
How many words is Thus Spake Zarathustra?
Thus Spake Zarathustra is about 90,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is Thus Spake Zarathustra?
About 330 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 Thus Spake Zarathustra?
About 6 h 18 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 3 h 45 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read Thus Spake Zarathustra at 20 minutes a day?
About 19 days at an average 238 words per minute.
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|---|---|---|
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| Percy Jackson and the Lightning ThiefRick Riordan | 87,000 | 6 h 06 min |
| Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell | 89,000 | 6 h 14 min |
| The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien | 95,000 | 6 h 39 min |
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.