Reading time

How long does it take to read Network Effect?

Network Effect by Martha Wells is about 333 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 50 min

Network Effect · Martha Wells · first published 2020

Pages
333
30 min a day
12 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm7 h 43 min
Average adult · 238 wpm5 h 50 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm4 h 38 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 28 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 5 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#5 in The Murderbot Diaries

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Network Effect: reading time questions

How many pages is Network Effect?
Network Effect is about 333 pages. That is the median across the 5 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Network Effect?
About 5 h 50 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 38 min.
How many days to read Network Effect 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 Network Effect in the The Murderbot Diaries series?
Network Effect is book 5 in The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.

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