Remarkably Bright Creatures
At your speed≈ 7 hrs
Pages360
Audiobook≈ 12 hrs
360 pages works out to roughly 108,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7 hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.14 out of 5, from 1,136 ratings.
How long does it take to read Remarkably Bright Creatures?
Remarkably Bright Creatures is 360 pages, or roughly 108,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 10½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 7 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 4½ 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 Remarkably Bright Creatures?
- About 7 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Remarkably Bright Creatures runs 360 pages, roughly 108,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 10½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4½ hrs.
- How many pages is Remarkably Bright Creatures?
- 360 pages, which is about 108,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Remarkably Bright Creatures worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.14 out of 5, from 1,136 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 360 pages and about 7 hrs of your time, or 4½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Remarkably Bright Creatures audiobook?
- About 12 hrs, estimated from the 108,000 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
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with…
curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
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