Reading time

How long does it take to read Surface Detail?

Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks is about 634 pages, so it takes about 11 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 23 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

11 h 6 min

Surface Detail · Iain M. Banks · first published 2010

Pages
634
30 min a day
23 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm14 h 41 min
Average adult · 238 wpm11 h 6 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 48 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 36 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day45 days
30 minutes a day23 days
45 minutes a day15 days
60 minutes a day12 days

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

#9 in The Culture

Next in the series: The Hydrogen Sonata (2012, 517 pages)

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Surface Detail: reading time questions

How many pages is Surface Detail?
Surface Detail is about 634 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 Surface Detail?
About 11 h 6 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 48 min.
How many days to read Surface Detail at 30 minutes a day?
About 23 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 45 days, and at an hour a day about 12 days.
What number is Surface Detail in the The Culture series?
Surface Detail is book 9 in The Culture by Iain M. Banks.

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