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How long does it take to read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?

John le Carré

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré takes about 6 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

Book 5 of George Smiley series

Previous: The Looking Glass War Next: The Honourable Schoolboy

About 6 hours 46 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1974. 369 pages, about 101,475 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 17 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 46 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 14 minutes

The page count is the median across 27 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

George Smiley is assigned to uncover the identity of the double agent operating in the highest levels of British Intelligence.

Subjects: Fiction, Intelligence service, George Smiley (Fictitious character), Smiley, George (Fictitious character), Undercover operations, Fiction, thrillers, espionage

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