Reading time
How long does it take to read The Land of Painted Caves?
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel is about 785 pages, so it takes about 14 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 28 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
13 h 45 min
The Land of Painted Caves · Jean M. Auel · first published 2011
- Pages
- 785
- 30 min a day
- 28 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 18 h 10 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 13 h 45 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 10 h 54 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 8 h 11 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 23 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Earth's Children
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The Land of Painted Caves: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Land of Painted Caves?
- The Land of Painted Caves is about 785 pages. That is the median across the 23 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Land of Painted Caves?
- About 13 h 45 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 54 min.
- How many days to read The Land of Painted Caves 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 Land of Painted Caves in the Earth's Children series?
- The Land of Painted Caves is book 6 in Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel.
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