Reading time

How long does it take to read Red Rising?

Red Rising by Pierce Brown is about 416 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 15 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h 17 min

Red Rising · Pierce Brown · first published 2014

Pages
416
30 min a day
15 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 38 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h 17 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 47 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 20 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day30 days
30 minutes a day15 days
45 minutes a day10 days
60 minutes a day8 days

Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Red Rising

Next in the series: Golden Son (2015, 464 pages)

Your real reading speed

Time your sessions and Bookwisp learns how fast you actually read.

Start the timer when you open the book; it keeps running on your Lock Screen. Stop it, note your page, and your weekly minutes and streak update.

The Now screen in Bookwisp with the books in progress

Red Rising: reading time questions

How many pages is Red Rising?
Red Rising is about 416 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Red Rising?
About 7 h 17 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 47 min.
How many days to read Red Rising at 30 minutes a day?
About 15 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 30 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
What number is Red Rising in the Red Rising series?
Red Rising is book 1 in Red Rising by Pierce Brown.

Books of about the same length