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Book 7 of Les Rougon-Macquart · 1876

L'Assommoir

by Émile Zola. 128 pages, about 2.4 hours to read.

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How long to read L'Assommoir

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, L'Assommoir takes about 2.4 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 128 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)3.9 hours
200 words/min2.9 hours
250 words/min (average)2.3 hours
300 words/min2 hours
400 words/min (fast)1.5 hours

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