How long does it take to read The Devil's Chessboard?
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot takes about 12 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 54 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2015. 704 pages, about 193,600 words.
26 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 21 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: United States, Intelligence officers, Official secrets, Officials and employees, American Espionage, Spies
