Reading time
How long does it take to read The Garden of Rama?
The Garden of Rama by Arthur C. Clarke is about 511 pages, so it takes about 9 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 18 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
8 h 57 min
The Garden of Rama · Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1991
- Pages
- 511
- 30 min a day
- 18 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 11 h 50 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 8 h 57 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 7 h 6 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 5 h 19 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 36 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 18 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 12 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 9 days |
Page count: median of 10 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Rama
Next in the series: Rama Revealed (1993, 480 pages)
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The Garden of Rama: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Garden of Rama?
- The Garden of Rama is about 511 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 The Garden of Rama?
- About 8 h 57 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 7 h 6 min.
- How many days to read The Garden of Rama at 30 minutes a day?
- About 18 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 36 days, and at an hour a day about 9 days.
- What number is The Garden of Rama in the Rama series?
- The Garden of Rama is book 3 in Rama by Arthur C. Clarke.
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