About This Book
Examines the form of the novel, capaciously defined and across its history, exploring the interplay of conformity and experimentation in classic and outlier examples of the genre, with a focus on Joseph Conrad, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf.
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6h 31m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 42m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 21m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 70,400 wordsπ
10 days at 30 min/day
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4 h 42 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 13 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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7 h 49 min
Audio 2x
3 h 55 min
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- π 10 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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