Reading time
How long does it take to read The Plains of Passage?
The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel is about 917 pages, so it takes about 16 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 33 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
16 h 3 min
The Plains of Passage · Jean M. Auel · first published 1990
- Pages
- 917
- 30 min a day
- 33 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 21 h 14 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 16 h 3 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 12 h 44 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 9 h 33 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 65 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 33 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 22 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 17 days |
Page count: median of 67 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Earth's Children
Next in the series: The Shelters of Stone (2002, 832 pages)
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The Plains of Passage: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Plains of Passage?
- The Plains of Passage is about 917 pages. That is the median across the 67 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Plains of Passage?
- About 16 h 3 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 12 h 44 min.
- How many days to read The Plains of Passage at 30 minutes a day?
- About 33 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 65 days, and at an hour a day about 17 days.
- What number is The Plains of Passage in the Earth's Children series?
- The Plains of Passage is book 4 in Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel.
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