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Book 1 of Earth's Children hexalogy · 1980

The Clan of the Cave Bear

by Jean M. Auel. 524 pages, about 9.6 hours to read. Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 75 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Clan of the Cave Bear

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Clan of the Cave Bear takes about 9.6 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 524 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)16 hours
200 words/min12 hours
250 words/min (average)9.6 hours
300 words/min8 hours
400 words/min (fast)6 hours

In the series

All 6 Earth's Children hexalogy books in order

Neanderthals · shamanism · sign language · taboos · prehistoric fiction · epic