Reading time

How long does it take to read Blue Mars?

Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson is about 784 pages, so it takes about 13½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

13 h 44 min

Blue Mars · Kim Stanley Robinson · first published 1996

Pages
784
30 min a day
28 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm18 h 9 min
Average adult · 238 wpm13 h 44 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm10 h 53 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm8 h 10 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day55 days
30 minutes a day28 days
45 minutes a day19 days
60 minutes a day14 days

Page count: median of 31 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in Mars Trilogy

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Blue Mars: reading time questions

How many pages is Blue Mars?
Blue Mars is about 784 pages. That is the median across the 31 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Blue Mars?
About 13 h 44 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 53 min.
How many days to read Blue Mars at 30 minutes a day?
About 28 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 55 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
What number is Blue Mars in the Mars Trilogy series?
Blue Mars is book 3 in Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson.

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