Reading time
How long does it take to read Adulthood Rites?
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler is about 296 pages, so it takes about 5 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 11 min
Adulthood Rites · Octavia E. Butler · first published 1988
- Pages
- 296
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 51 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 11 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 7 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 5 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 22 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Xenogenesis
Next in the series: Imago (1989, 264 pages)
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Adulthood Rites: reading time questions
- How many pages is Adulthood Rites?
- Adulthood Rites is about 296 pages. That is the median across the 22 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Adulthood Rites?
- About 5 h 11 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 7 min.
- How many days to read Adulthood Rites at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 21 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Adulthood Rites in the Xenogenesis series?
- Adulthood Rites is book 2 in Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler.
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