How long does it take to read Ulysses?

The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). Ulysses by James Joyce has 264 352 words, so the average reader would take 17 hours 37 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read Ulysses? Read a paragraph from Ulysses 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 Ulysses!

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250
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17 hours 37 minutes


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