How long does it take to read Demon Copperhead?
Barbara Kingsolver
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Demon Copperhead takes 13 hours 3 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 21 hours at 1x, or 14 hours at 1.5x.
Barbara Kingsolver's retelling of David Copperfield, set in Appalachia, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It's long: the second-longest modern novel in our study, after A Little 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 Charlie Thurston (21:03; Libro.fm lists 21:02) 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 Demon Copperhead?
About 13 hours at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 16 hours at 200 and 11 hours at 300.
How many words are in Demon Copperhead?
About 195,765 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 Demon Copperhead in a month?
About 24 pages a day, or 27m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 712 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
How long would it take at 30 minutes a day?
About 26 days. The whole book is about 13 hours at an average pace.
How long is the Demon Copperhead audiobook?
21 hours 3 minutes unabridged, narrated by Charlie Thurston. At 1.5x, about 14 hours.