Reading time
How long does it take to read Startide Rising?
Startide Rising by David Brin 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
Startide Rising · David Brin · first published 1983
- Pages
- 462
- 30 min a day
- 17 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h 42 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 5 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h 25 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 49 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 33 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 17 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 25 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in Uplift
Next in the series: The Uplift War (1987, 638 pages)
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Startide Rising: reading time questions
- How many pages is Startide Rising?
- Startide Rising is about 462 pages. That is the median across the 25 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Startide Rising?
- 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 Startide Rising 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 Startide Rising in the Uplift series?
- Startide Rising is book 2 in Uplift by David Brin.