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War and Peace reading time by speed
| Speed | Total time | At 20 min a day |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobook pace150 words per minute | 62 h 47 min | 189 days |
| Slow200 words per minute | 47 h 05 min | 142 days |
| Average adult238 words per minute | 39 h 34 min | 119 days |
| Fast300 words per minute | 31 h 23 min | 95 days |
| readerr400 words per minute | 23 h 32 min | 71 days |
| readerr600 words per minute | 15 h 42 min | 48 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 War and Peace takes about 23 h 32 min.
Questions
How many words is War and Peace?
War and Peace is about 565,000 words in the Project Gutenberg edition.
How many pages is War and Peace?
About 2,050 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 War and Peace?
About 39 h 34 min at an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, 23 h 32 min at 400 words per minute.
How long does it take to read War and Peace at 20 minutes a day?
About 119 days at an average 238 words per minute.
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| Book | Words | At 238 WPM |
|---|---|---|
| Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes | 427,000 | 29 h 54 min |
| ItStephen King | 445,000 | 31 h 10 min |
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| The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien | 480,000 | 33 h 37 min |
| Infinite JestDavid Foster Wallace | 544,000 | 38 h 06 min |
| Les MisérablesVictor Hugo | 566,000 | 39 h 38 min |
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Word count from the Project Gutenberg edition, rounded. Editions vary, so treat every number as approximate.