How many pages is Salt?

496 pages, which is about 149,000 words and 10 hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Open Library lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.

Is Salt worth reading?

What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 496 pages and about 10 hrs of your time, or 6 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is the Salt audiobook?

About 16½ hrs, estimated from the 149,000 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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Salt

Name: Salt
Author: Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky

10 hrsto read

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At your speed≈ 10 hrs

Pages496

Audiobook≈ 16½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

496 pages works out to roughly 149,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10 hrs — a weekend's reading.

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How long does it take to read Salt?

Salt is 496 pages, or roughly 149,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Salt at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	14 hrs
Average	250	10 hrs
Fast	400	6 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 16½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Salt?: About 10 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Salt runs 496 pages, roughly 149,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 14 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6 hrs.
How many pages is Salt?: 496 pages, which is about 149,000 words and 10 hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Open Library lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
Is Salt worth reading?: What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 496 pages and about 10 hrs of your time, or 6 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is the Salt audiobook?: About 16½ hrs, estimated from the 149,000 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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