Reading time

How long does it take to read Call for the Dead?

Call for the Dead by John le Carré is about 160 pages, so it takes about 3 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 6 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

2 h 48 min

Call for the Dead · John le Carré · first published 1961

Pages
160
30 min a day
6 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm3 h 42 min
Average adult · 238 wpm2 h 48 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 40 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day12 days
30 minutes a day6 days
45 minutes a day4 days
60 minutes a day3 days

Page count: median of 29 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in George Smiley

Next in the series: A Murder of Quality (1962, 176 pages)

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Call for the Dead: reading time questions

How many pages is Call for the Dead?
Call for the Dead is about 160 pages. That is the median across the 29 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Call for the Dead?
About 2 h 48 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 13 min.
How many days to read Call for the Dead at 30 minutes a day?
About 6 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 12 days, and at an hour a day about 3 days.
What number is Call for the Dead in the George Smiley series?
Call for the Dead is book 1 in George Smiley by John le Carré.

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