How long does it take to read Dune?

The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). Dune by Herbert, Frank has 202 818 words, so the average reader would take 13 hours 31 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read Dune? Read a paragraph from Dune below to find out!

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The text to read will appear here after clicking "Start reading". Once you're done reading, click the same button again and we'll calculate your words per minute and how long it would take for you to read Dune!

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250
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13 hours 31 minutes


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