Reading time
How long does it take to read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams is about 224 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 55 min
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe · Douglas Adams · first published 1980
- Pages
- 224
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h 11 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 55 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h 7 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 20 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 92 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#2 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Next in the series: Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, 210 pages)
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is about 224 pages. That is the median across the 92 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
- About 3 h 55 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 7 min.
- How many days to read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series?
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is book 2 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.