Reading time
How long does it take to read Sourcery?
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett is about 314 pages, so it takes about 5½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 11 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
5 h 30 min
Sourcery · Terry Pratchett · first published 1988
- Pages
- 314
- 30 min a day
- 11 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 7 h 16 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 5 h 30 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 22 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 16 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 6 days |
Page count: median of 50 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#5 in Discworld
Next in the series: Wyrd Sisters (1988, 322 pages)
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Sourcery: reading time questions
- How many pages is Sourcery?
- Sourcery is about 314 pages. That is the median across the 50 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Sourcery?
- About 5 h 30 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 22 min.
- How many days to read Sourcery at 30 minutes a day?
- About 11 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 22 days, and at an hour a day about 6 days.
- What number is Sourcery in the Discworld series?
- Sourcery is book 5 in Discworld by Terry Pratchett.
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