How many pages is Remarkably Bright Creatures?

360 pages, which is about 108,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Remarkably Bright Creatures worth reading?

We score it 7.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.15 out of 5 from 1,240 ratings, which counts for 7.5; at about 7 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.

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.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures

Name: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Author: Shelby Van Pelt

Shelby Van Pelt

7 hrsto read

7.4worth it

At your speed≈ 7 hrs

Pages360

Audiobook≈ 12 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

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 4.15 out of 5, from 1,240 ratings.

Worth-it score 7.4/10 — Worth the time. Readers 7.5 (Hardcover's 4.15★ from 1,240 ratings) − length 0.1 = 7.4. How the score works →

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:

Estimated reading time for Remarkably Bright Creatures at three reading speeds.
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 — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 12 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

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 use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Remarkably Bright Creatures worth reading?: We score it 7.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.15 out of 5 from 1,240 ratings, which counts for 7.5; at about 7 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.
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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