Reading time
How long does it take to read The Eye of the World?
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan is about 782 pages, so it takes about 13½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
13 h 41 min
The Eye of the World · Robert Jordan · first published 1990
- Pages
- 782
- 30 min a day
- 28 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 18 h 6 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 13 h 41 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 10 h 52 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 8 h 9 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 55 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 28 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 19 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 14 days |
Page count: median of 70 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in The Wheel of Time
Next in the series: The Great Hunt (1990, 656 pages)
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The Eye of the World: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Eye of the World?
- The Eye of the World is about 782 pages. That is the median across the 70 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Eye of the World?
- About 13 h 41 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 10 h 52 min.
- How many days to read The Eye of the World at 30 minutes a day?
- About 28 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 55 days, and at an hour a day about 14 days.
- What number is The Eye of the World in the The Wheel of Time series?
- The Eye of the World is book 1 in The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.
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