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Book 6 of Earth's Children hexalogy · 2011

The Land of Painted Caves

by Jean M. Auel. 785 pages, about 14 hours to read. Rated 3.6 out of 5 by 9 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Land of Painted Caves

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Land of Painted Caves takes about 14 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 785 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)24 hours
200 words/min18 hours
250 words/min (average)14 hours
300 words/min12 hours
400 words/min (fast)9 hours

In the series

All 6 Earth's Children hexalogy books in order

Fiction · Ayla (Fictitious character) · Prehistoric peoples · Glacial epoch · Women · New York Times bestseller