Reading time
How long does it take to read Life, the Universe and Everything?
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams is about 210 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 41 min
Life, the Universe and Everything · Douglas Adams · first published 1982
- Pages
- 210
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 4 h 52 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 41 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 55 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 11 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 65 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Next in the series: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984, 200 pages)
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Life, the Universe and Everything: reading time questions
- How many pages is Life, the Universe and Everything?
- Life, the Universe and Everything is about 210 pages. That is the median across the 65 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Life, the Universe and Everything?
- About 3 h 41 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 55 min.
- How many days to read Life, the Universe and Everything at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is Life, the Universe and Everything in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series?
- Life, the Universe and Everything is book 3 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.