How long does it take to read Champagne for One?
a Nero Wolfe mystery
Champagne for One by Rex Stout takes about 3 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Nero Wolfe
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About 3 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1958. 198 pages, about 54,450 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Archie Goodwin sits in for a friend at a charity dinner dance for unwed mothers, and one of the guests drops dead on the dance floor. The young woman was depressed and known to carry poison - but Archie is sure that this was murder.
Subjects: Fiction, mystery, Private investigators, Nero Wolfe (Fictitious character), mystery & detective, general"
