About This Book
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain Ahab. Obsessed with killing the massive whale, which had prev...
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Reading Time Estimates
11h 31m
slow reader
180 WPM
8h 17m
average reader
250 WPM
5h 55m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 124,300 wordsπ
17 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
8 h 17 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
9 h 12 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
13 h 49 min
Audio 2x
6 h 54 min
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- π 17 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π17 commutesΒ of 30 min each
