How long does it take to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time?
Mark Haddon, Simon Stephens
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, Simon Stephens takes about 1 hour 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 54 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2012. 104 pages, about 28,600 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Christopher, stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington.
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