How long does it take to read Who Killed Roger Ackroyd??
Who Killed Roger Ackroyd? by Pierre Bayard takes about 3 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 169 pages, about 46,475 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Agatha Christie's classic novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has sparked great debate in the years since its publication in 1926, inspiring cultural critics from Umberto Eco to Roland Barthes to explore its unique construction: a murder mystery in which the murderer appears to be the narrator. With Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?, Pierre Bayard reopens the Ackroyd file. This psychoanalyst-cum-professor of literature examines the details of the case anew and offers an ingenious rereading of one of the most popular mysteries of all time. Wondering why Hercule Poirot's conclusion about the identity of the murderer has never been questioned, Bayard uses a creative mix of literary theory and psychoanalysis to propose a startling new solution."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character), Erzähltechnik, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, History and criticism, The murder of Roger Ackroyd
