How long does it take to read The Thin Man?
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett takes about 3 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1934. 202 pages, about 55,550 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 42 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Subjects: New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, Private investigators, Nick Charles (Fictitious character)
