How long does it take to read Circe?
Madeline Miller
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Circe takes 7 hours 31 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 12 hours at 1x, or 8h 5m at 1.5x.
Circe is Madeline Miller's second novel, after The Song of Achilles, and a little longer: about seven and a half hours at an average pace. It's narrated by Circe herself across her very long life.
Average is about 250 WPM. Measure yours in two minutes and every time on this page recalculates.
How much to read a day
At 250 words a minute, to finish the book:
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How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Perdita Weeks (12:08, the length Libro.fm lists) at 155 words a minute.
Part of our study of the 100 most popular books, last checked November 2026. Reading times assume steady reading; editions, translations and your own pace all move them.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to read Circe?
About 7h 31m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 9h 24m at 200 and 6h 16m at 300.
How many words are in Circe?
About 112,840 words. That's estimated from the unabridged audiobook at a narration pace of 155 words a minute, so treat it as close, not exact.
How many pages a day to finish Circe in a month?
About 14 pages a day, or 16m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 410 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Is Circe longer than The Song of Achilles?
A little: about 113,000 words against 104,000 by the same estimate. That's around half an hour more reading.
How long is the Circe audiobook?
About 12 hours 8 minutes unabridged, narrated by Perdita Weeks. At 1.5x, about 8 hours.