How long does it take to read Tintin and the Picaros?
Tintin and the Picaros by Hergé takes about 1 hour 8 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 23 of The Adventures of Tintin
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About 1 hour 8 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1976. 62 pages, about 17,050 words. Written for children.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 8 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Tintin and the Picaros is the twenty-first tale in The Adventures of Tintin series, written and illustrated by Hergé. This was the last book Hergé was able to fully complete before his death. This story sees Tintin return to South America, this time with his friends to aid him in his plight.
Subjects: Pictorial Belgian wit and humor, Adventure and adventurers, Cartoons and comics, Comic books, strips, Fiction, Children's fiction
