How long does it take to read The Devil's Alternative?
The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth takes about 8 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 46 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 478 pages, about 131,450 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A thriller, from the author of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL and THE DOGS OF WAR, in which the President of the USA and other statesmen throughout the world face a decision that will cost the lives of many people.
Subjects: Fiction, Political crimes and offenses, Famines, Nationalists, Foreign relations, Espionage
