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 wpm13 h 41 min
Average adult · 238 wpm10 h 21 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm8 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm6 h 9 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day42 days
30 minutes a day21 days
45 minutes a day14 days
60 minutes a day11 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)

Your real reading speed

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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.

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