Circe
At your speed≈ 8 hrs
Pages400
Audiobook≈ 13½ hrs
400 pages works out to roughly 120,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 8 hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.21 out of 5, from 2,763 ratings.
How long does it take to read Circe?
Circe is 400 pages, or roughly 120,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 11½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 8 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 5 hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
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.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Circe?
- About 8 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Circe runs 400 pages, roughly 120,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 11½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5 hrs.
- How many pages is Circe?
- 400 pages, which is about 120,000 words and 8 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Circe worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.21 out of 5, from 2,763 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 400 pages and about 8 hrs of your time, or 5 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Circe audiobook?
- About 13½ hrs, estimated from the 120,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother.…
Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
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