How long does it take to read Straight?
Straight by Dick Francis takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 320 pages, about 88,000 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A man inherits his brother’s life and has to learn the gem trade as well as discover why someone wants him dead.
Subjects: Fiction, Horse racing, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, England, fiction, Jockeys, fiction
