Reading time

How long does it take to read Doomsday Book?

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis is about 559 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 20 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

9 h 47 min

Doomsday Book · Connie Willis · first published 1992

Pages
559
30 min a day
20 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm12 h 56 min
Average adult · 238 wpm9 h 47 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm7 h 46 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm5 h 49 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day40 days
30 minutes a day20 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day10 days

Page count: median of 11 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Oxford Time Travel

Next in the series: To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998, 512 pages)

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Doomsday Book: reading time questions

How many pages is Doomsday Book?
Doomsday Book is about 559 pages. That is the median across the 11 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Doomsday Book?
About 9 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 46 min.
How many days to read Doomsday Book at 30 minutes a day?
About 20 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 40 days, and at an hour a day about 10 days.
What number is Doomsday Book in the Oxford Time Travel series?
Doomsday Book is book 1 in Oxford Time Travel by Connie Willis.

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