Reading time
How long does it take to read The Shelters of Stone?
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel is about 832 pages, so it takes about 14½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 30 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
14 h 34 min
The Shelters of Stone · Jean M. Auel · first published 2002
- Pages
- 832
- 30 min a day
- 30 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 19 h 16 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 14 h 34 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 11 h 33 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 8 h 40 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 59 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 30 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 20 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 15 days |
Page count: median of 49 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#5 in Earth's Children
Next in the series: The Land of Painted Caves (2011, 785 pages)
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The Shelters of Stone: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Shelters of Stone?
- The Shelters of Stone is about 832 pages. That is the median across the 49 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Shelters of Stone?
- About 14 h 34 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 11 h 33 min.
- How many days to read The Shelters of Stone at 30 minutes a day?
- About 30 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 59 days, and at an hour a day about 15 days.
- What number is The Shelters of Stone in the Earth's Children series?
- The Shelters of Stone is book 5 in Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel.
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