QualismaBooks worth your time

Is this book worth your time?

How long every book actually takes — at your reading speed, not an average one.

Qualisma weighs each book by the readers who actually showed up, then sets that beside how long it will take you to read. Not a bare rating — an honest answer about your time.

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Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.

Just published

The newest books in the library, and what each one will cost you in hours.

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Scion by James Islington

Scion

James Islington

228 pages · not widely rated yet

4.5h4.09 (33)

Read it in a day

Five hours or less at an average pace — start after breakfast, finish before bed.

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

45 pages · 3.85★ on Hardcover

54m3.85 (3k)
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

112 pages · 4.09★ on Hardcover

2h4.09 (6k)
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer

113 pages · 4.13★ on Hardcover

2.5h4.13 (140)
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

130 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

2.5h4.26 (341)

Finish in a weekend

Five to ten hours, which is two or three good sittings.

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God's Country by William Kent Krueger

God's Country

William Kent Krueger

256 pages · not widely rated yet

5h0.00 (0)
Strangers by Belle Burden

Strangers

Belle Burden

257 pages · not widely rated yet

5h0.00 (0)
The Wedding by Danielle Steel

The Wedding

Danielle Steel

257 pages · not widely rated yet

5h0.00 (0)

Best rated on Hardcover

Hardcover's community averages, cited as theirs. The reading time is ours.

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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

288 pages · 4.53★ on Hardcover

6h4.53 (1k)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

476 pages · 4.50★ on Hardcover

9.5h4.50 (8k)
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages · 4.47★ on Hardcover

8h4.47 (314)