Reading time

How long does it take to read Ready Player One?

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is about 462 pages, so it takes about 8 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 17 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

8 h 5 min

Ready Player One · Ernest Cline · first published 2011

Pages
462
30 min a day
17 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm10 h 42 min
Average adult · 238 wpm8 h 5 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm6 h 25 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 49 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day33 days
30 minutes a day17 days
45 minutes a day11 days
60 minutes a day9 days

Page count: median of 40 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Ready Player One

Next in the series: Ready Player Two (2020, 464 pages)

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Ready Player One: reading time questions

How many pages is Ready Player One?
Ready Player One is about 462 pages. That is the median across the 40 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Ready Player One?
About 8 h 5 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 6 h 25 min.
How many days to read Ready Player One at 30 minutes a day?
About 17 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 33 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
What number is Ready Player One in the Ready Player One series?
Ready Player One is book 1 in Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

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