Reading time

How long does it take to read Absolution Gap?

Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds is about 672 pages, so it takes about 12 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 24 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

11 h 46 min

Absolution Gap · Alastair Reynolds · first published 2003

Pages
672
30 min a day
24 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm15 h 33 min
Average adult · 238 wpm11 h 46 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm9 h 20 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm7 h

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day48 days
30 minutes a day24 days
45 minutes a day16 days
60 minutes a day12 days

Page count: median of 10 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Absolution Gap: reading time questions

How many pages is Absolution Gap?
Absolution Gap is about 672 pages. That is the median across the 10 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Absolution Gap?
About 11 h 46 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 20 min.
How many days to read Absolution Gap at 30 minutes a day?
About 24 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 48 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
What number is Absolution Gap in the Revelation Space series?
Absolution Gap is book 3 in Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

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