Reading time

How long does it take to read Shift?

Shift by Hugh Howey is about 576 pages, so it takes about 10 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

10 h 5 min

Shift · Hugh Howey · first published 2013

Pages
576
30 min a day
21 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm13 h 20 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 5 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day41 days
30 minutes a day21 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day11 days

Page count: median of 10 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#2 in Silo

Next in the series: Dust (2013, 448 pages)

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Shift: reading time questions

How many pages is Shift?
Shift is about 576 pages. That is the median across the 10 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Shift?
About 10 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 8 h.
How many days to read Shift at 30 minutes a day?
About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 41 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
What number is Shift in the Silo series?
Shift is book 2 in Silo by Hugh Howey.

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