About This Book
Named the #1 Book of the 21st Century by the New York Times: The “enduring classic” about the lifelong friendship of two women from Naples (The Atlantic). Beginning in the 1950s in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples, Elena Ferrante’s four-volume story spans almost sixty years...
Reading Time Estimates
8h 9m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 52m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 11m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 88,000 words📅 12 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 hours 52 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 hours 31 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 hours 47 min
Audio 2x
4 hours 53 min
That's about:
- 📅12 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇12 commutes of 30 min each