Reading time

How long does it take to read Home?

Home by Marilynne Robinson is about 336 pages, so it takes about 6 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 12 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

5 h 53 min

Home · Marilynne Robinson · first published 2008

Pages
336
30 min a day
12 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 47 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 53 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 40 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 30 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day24 days
30 minutes a day12 days
45 minutes a day8 days
60 minutes a day6 days

Page count: median of 27 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Gilead

Next in the series: Lila (2014, 272 pages)

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Home: reading time questions

How many pages is Home?
Home is about 336 pages. That is the median across the 27 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Home?
About 5 h 53 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 40 min.
How many days to read Home at 30 minutes a day?
About 12 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 24 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
What number is Home in the Gilead series?
Home is book 2 in Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.

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