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Book 10 of Les Rougon-Macquart · 1882

Pot-Bouille

by Émile Zola. 486 pages, about 8.9 hours to read. Rated 4.0 out of 5 by 1 Open Library readers.

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How long to read Pot-Bouille

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, Pot-Bouille takes about 8.9 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 486 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)15 hours
200 words/min11 hours
250 words/min (average)8.9 hours
300 words/min7.4 hours
400 words/min (fast)5.6 hours

In the series

All 20 Les Rougon-Macquart books in order

Fiction · Middle class · Paris (France) · Embroidery · History · Technique