About This Book
Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book was written in German, in a simple, yet powerful and lyrical style. It was first published in 1922, after Hesse had spent some time in...
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Reading Time Estimates
3h 25m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 27m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 45m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 36,850 wordsπ
5 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
2 h 27 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
2 h 44 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
4 h 6 min
Audio 2x
2 h 3 min
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- π 5 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π5 commutesΒ of 30 min each