Reading time
How long does it take to read The First Commandment?
The First Commandment by Brad Thor is about 591 pages, so it takes about 10½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 21 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
10 h 21 min
The First Commandment · Brad Thor · first published 2007
- Pages
- 591
- 30 min a day
- 21 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 13 h 41 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 10 h 21 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 8 h 13 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 6 h 9 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 42 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 21 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 11 days |
Page count: median of 6 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Scot Harvath
Next in the series: The Last Patriot (2008, 342 pages)
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The First Commandment: reading time questions
- How many pages is The First Commandment?
- The First Commandment is about 591 pages. That is the median across the 6 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The First Commandment?
- About 10 h 21 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 13 min.
- How many days to read The First Commandment at 30 minutes a day?
- About 21 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 42 days, and at an hour a day about 11 days.
- What number is The First Commandment in the Scot Harvath series?
- The First Commandment is book 6 in Scot Harvath by Brad Thor.