Reading time

How long does it take to read Curtain?

Curtain by Agatha Christie is about 232 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 9 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

4 h 4 min

Curtain · Agatha Christie · first published 1975

Pages
232
30 min a day
9 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm5 h 22 min
Average adult · 238 wpm4 h 4 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm3 h 13 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 25 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day17 days
30 minutes a day9 days
45 minutes a day6 days
60 minutes a day5 days

Page count: median of 113 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#33 in Hercule Poirot

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Curtain: reading time questions

How many pages is Curtain?
Curtain is about 232 pages. That is the median across the 113 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Curtain?
About 4 h 4 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h 13 min.
How many days to read Curtain at 30 minutes a day?
About 9 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 17 days, and at an hour a day about 5 days.
What number is Curtain in the Hercule Poirot series?
Curtain is book 33 in Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.

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