How long does it take to read Christine?
Christine by Stephen King takes about 9 hours 13 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 13 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1983. 503 pages, about 138,325 words. Written for young adults.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 13 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 65 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by her previous owner, Arnie's first car is jealous, possessive and deadly.
Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
- violence
- death of a child
- suicide
Subjects: carbon monoxide, greasers, couriers, smuggling, Heimlich maneuver, horror
