About This Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian fu...
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 55m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 25m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 35m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 96,250 words📅 13 days at 30 min/day
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WPM
Reading time
6 h 25 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
7 h 8 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
10 h 42 min
Audio 2x
5 h 21 min
That's about:
- 📅13 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇13 commutes of 30 min each
