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Midnight's Children
556 pages1981
literary fictiontelepathyepic literatureepic fictionNovel
About This Book
Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts.
Reading Time Estimates
14h 9m
slow reader
180 WPM
10h 12m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 17m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 152,900 wordsπ
21 days at 30 min/day
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10 hours 12 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
11 hours 20 min
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Audio 1x
16 hours 59 min
Audio 2x
8 hours 30 min
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- π 21 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
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