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Book 2 of Les Rougon-Macquart · 1871

La Curée

by Émile Zola. 381 pages, about 7 hours to read.

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How long to read La Curée

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, La Curée takes about 7 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 381 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)12 hours
200 words/min8.7 hours
250 words/min (average)7 hours
300 words/min5.8 hours
400 words/min (fast)4.4 hours

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