How long does it take to read Deception?
Deception by Roald Dahl takes about 5 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 286 pages, about 78,650 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
My Lady Love, My Dove The Mildnehall treasure Parson's pleasure The wonderful story of Henry Sugar The umbrella man The bookseller Vengeance is Mine, Inc. Lamb to the slaughter Mr Botibol Man from the South
Subjects: horror, black comedy, fiction, detectives, alibi, English fiction
