About This Book
Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life but soon becomes restless and discards it for pleasures of the flesh. He is quickly bored and sickened by the unending lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, he comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signa...
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2h 50m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 2m
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250 WPM
1h 27m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 30,525 words📅 5 days at 30 min/day
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