How long does it take to read Remarkably Bright Creatures?
Shelby Van Pelt
At an average reading speed of 250 words a minute, Remarkably Bright Creatures takes 6 hours 59 minutes to read. The unabridged audiobook runs 11 hours at 1x, or 7h 31m at 1.5x.
Shelby Van Pelt's first novel, partly narrated by Marcellus, an octopus in a small-town aquarium, is about seven hours at an average pace.
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 Marin Ireland and Michael Urie (11:16, confirmed by Audible and Libro.fm) 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 Remarkably Bright Creatures?
About 6h 59m at an average reading speed of 250 words a minute: 8h 44m at 200 and 5h 49m at 300.
How many words are in Remarkably Bright Creatures?
About 104,780 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 Remarkably Bright Creatures in a month?
About 13 pages a day, or 14m of reading a day at an average pace. That assumes about 381 pages at 275 words a page; real page counts vary by edition.
Can you read Remarkably Bright Creatures in a week?
Yes: an hour a day at an average pace finishes it in seven days.
How long is the audiobook?
11 hours 16 minutes unabridged, narrated by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie. At 1.5x, about 7 and a half hours.