Reading time

How long does it take to read 2010: Odyssey Two?

2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke is about 304 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 19 min

2010: Odyssey Two · Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1982

Pages
304
30 min a day
11 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 2 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 19 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 10 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day22 days
30 minutes a day11 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 41 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Space Odyssey

Next in the series: 2061: Odyssey Three (1987, 262 pages)

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2010: Odyssey Two: reading time questions

How many pages is 2010: Odyssey Two?
2010: Odyssey Two is about 304 pages. That is the median across the 41 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read 2010: Odyssey Two?
About 5 h 19 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 13 min.
How many days to read 2010: Odyssey Two at 30 minutes a day?
About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is 2010: Odyssey Two in the Space Odyssey series?
2010: Odyssey Two is book 2 in Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke.

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