How long does it take to read Nerve?
Nerve by Dick Francis takes about 5 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1964. 289 pages, about 79,475 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 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 36 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Jockey Rob Finn was on a winning streak, but now he's coming in last on horses that are expected to do well. Frustrated, he searches for the reason and runs into trouble.
Subjects: Fiction, Horse racing, Horse-racing, Jockeys, fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
