How long does it take to read John le Carré?
three complete novels.
John le Carré by John le Carré takes about 17 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 27 minutes
A long haul
First published 1986. 952 pages, about 261,800 words.
35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 29 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: British, English Spy stories, Fiction, George Smiley (Fictitious character), Great Britain, Intelligence officers
