How long does it take to read Quiet?
Susan Cain
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Quiet takes 6 hours 36 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 11 hours at 1x, or 7h 6m at 1.5x.
Susan Cain's book on introverts is a mid-length read: about six and a half hours at an average pace, longer than Outliers and shorter than Thinking, Fast and Slow.
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:
Have a deadline in mind? The pages-per-day calculator works it out for any date.
How we measured it
Method: audiobook estimate. Estimated from the unabridged audiobook narrated by Kathe Mazur (10:39) 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 Quiet?
About 6h 36m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 8h 15m at 200 and 5h 30m at 300.
How many words are in Quiet?
About 99,045 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 Quiet in a month?
About 12 pages a day, or 14m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 360 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read Quiet in a week?
Yes: under an hour a day at an average pace finishes it in seven days.
How long is the Quiet audiobook?
10 hours 39 minutes unabridged, narrated by Kathe Mazur. At 1.5x, about 7 hours.