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How long does it take to read Asterix and Son?

Albert Uderzo

Asterix and Son by Albert Uderzo takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 27 of Asterix

Previous: Asterix and the Black Gold Next: Asterix and the Magic Carpet

About 53 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1976. 48 pages, about 13,200 words. Written for children.

2 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 1 hour 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 53 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 33 minutes

The page count is the median across 43 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Asterix and Obelix do their best to care for the infant left outside of Asterix's hut while finding his true parents, who seem to belong to a powerful family.

Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Comic books, strips, Fiction, History, Cartoons and comics, Gauls

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