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