Reading time

How long does it take to read Use of Weapons?

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks is about 400 pages, so it takes about 7 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

7 h

Use of Weapons · Iain M. Banks · first published 1990

Pages
400
30 min a day
14 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm9 h 16 min
Average adult · 238 wpm7 h
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 33 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm4 h 10 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day28 days
30 minutes a day14 days
45 minutes a day10 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 16 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in The Culture

Next in the series: The State of the Art (1991, 206 pages)

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Use of Weapons: reading time questions

How many pages is Use of Weapons?
Use of Weapons is about 400 pages. That is the median across the 16 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Use of Weapons?
About 7 h at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 33 min.
How many days to read Use of Weapons at 30 minutes a day?
About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 28 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is Use of Weapons in the The Culture series?
Use of Weapons is book 3 in The Culture by Iain M. Banks.

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