I read the entire thing, it took about an hour give or take.

Why do you find that hard to believe?

It was about a 30 minute read. I'd suggest that you have a short attention span and are easily distracted.

it took me 20 minutes. it was a pretty easy read. i didn't think i was a fast reader ... but gemini tells me otherwise.

people read entire books you know.

i ran the text through a grade level calculator and it came out as 8th grade level, which i understand is typical for a mainstream newspaper. i guess that's why it was such a quick read.

I did read it in its entirety, it took about 45 minutes. I found it pretty engaging.

It was about an hour for me, although I admittedly read it while fixing and munching on my lunch. It was very relatable, and so I felt motivated to see the protagonist to the end, whatever their fate- see if they derived alternate insights than the ones I had arrived at.

I've spent longer reading documentation late at night that ultimately would turn out to be useless to me. This actually had some plausibility of real life utility, but requires "experiencing" to derive useful benefit from.

I think I just punched myself in the stomach again.

It's a slow day, maybe took 1-2 hours. I only skimmed a bit of the end because of the excessive introspection, but otherwise a pleasant read.

Firefox reader mode estimates 132-168 minutes

I read it in two sittings, because it was getting waaay too late to finish it yesterday.