How long does it take to read Asterix and the Secret Weapon?
Asterix and the Secret Weapon by Albert Uderzo takes about 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 29 of Asterix
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About 53 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1990. 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 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When Bravura the female bard comes from Lucretia to take over the Gaulish school, she causes all the men in town to leave in anger, but when the Romans show up with a secret weapon, the two sides work together to foil their plans.
Subjects: Comic books, strips, Novela gráfica, Gauls, Libros de caricaturas, tiras cómicas, Cartoons and comics, Bandes dessinées
