Reading time

How long does it take to read System Collapse?

System Collapse by Martha Wells is about 203 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 33 min

System Collapse · Martha Wells · first published 2023

Pages
203
30 min a day
8 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 42 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 33 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 49 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 7 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 3 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#7 in The Murderbot Diaries

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System Collapse: reading time questions

How many pages is System Collapse?
System Collapse is about 203 pages. That is the median across the 3 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read System Collapse?
About 3 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 49 min.
How many days to read System Collapse at 30 minutes a day?
About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is System Collapse in the The Murderbot Diaries series?
System Collapse is book 7 in The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.

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