Reading time
How long does it take to read Imago?
Imago by Octavia E. Butler is about 264 pages, so it takes about 4½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 10 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
4 h 37 min
Imago · Octavia E. Butler · first published 1989
- Pages
- 264
- 30 min a day
- 10 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 6 h 7 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 4 h 37 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 40 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 45 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 19 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 5 days |
Page count: median of 17 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Xenogenesis
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Imago: reading time questions
- How many pages is Imago?
- Imago is about 264 pages. That is the median across the 17 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Imago?
- About 4 h 37 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 40 min.
- How many days to read Imago at 30 minutes a day?
- About 10 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 19 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
- What number is Imago in the Xenogenesis series?
- Imago is book 3 in Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler.
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