Reading time
How long does it take to read Ruin?
Ruin by John Gwynne is about 672 pages, so it takes about 12 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 24 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
11 h 46 min
Ruin · John Gwynne · first published 2015
- Pages
- 672
- 30 min a day
- 24 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 15 h 33 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 11 h 46 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 9 h 20 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 7 h |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 48 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 24 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 12 days |
Page count: median of 2 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Faithful and the Fallen
Next in the series: Wrath (2016)
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Ruin: reading time questions
- How many pages is Ruin?
- Ruin is about 672 pages. That is the median across the 2 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Ruin?
- About 11 h 46 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 9 h 20 min.
- How many days to read Ruin at 30 minutes a day?
- About 24 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 48 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
- What number is Ruin in the The Faithful and the Fallen series?
- Ruin is book 3 in The Faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne.
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