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How long does it take to read Cujo?

Stephen King

Cujo by Stephen King takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 27 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1981. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 45 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 27 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 2 minutes

The page count is the median across 81 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Cujo (/ˈkjuːdʒoʊ/) is a 1981 psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a rabid Saint Bernard. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983.

Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
  • violence
  • death of a child
  • animal death
  • abuse

How these are chosen

Subjects: suspense, psychological horror, Fiction, Rabies in fiction, Dogs in fiction, Dogs

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