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How long will it take you to finish the world's favourite books?

Love getting swept away in the pages of a good book but unable to find the time to sit down and s...
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12.02 12 Sep 2014


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How long will it take you to finish the world's favourite books?

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12.02 12 Sep 2014


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Love getting swept away in the pages of a good book but unable to find the time to sit down and start reading?

Well, fear not, this handy infographic will tell you exactly how long it will take you to read some of the world’s greatest (and trashiest) pieces of literature, cover to cover.

The number-crunchers over at PersonalCreations worked out how many hours it would take an average reader to finish such classics as Lolita, Angela’s Ashes, and The Twilight Saga.

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At an average of 300 words per minute, for instance, they reckon it’ll take you 26.28 hours to read all 473,000 words of The Lord of the Rings.

Check out how much of a commitment you’re making to your next book club meeting here:

(Source: PersonalCreations)

Or, you know, you could learn how to speed read?


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