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50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prej...
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 44m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 34m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 59m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 83,600 words📅 12 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 34 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 12 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 17 min
Audio 2x
4 h 39 min
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- 📅12 days reading 30 min/day
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