Reading time

How long does it take to read Deal Breaker?

Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben is about 381 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 14 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

6 h 40 min

Deal Breaker · Harlan Coben · first published 1995

Pages
381
30 min a day
14 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm8 h 49 min
Average adult · 238 wpm6 h 40 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm5 h 18 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm3 h 58 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day27 days
30 minutes a day14 days
45 minutes a day9 days
60 minutes a day7 days

Page count: median of 48 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#1 in Myron Bolitar

Next in the series: Drop Shot (1996, 368 pages)

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Deal Breaker: reading time questions

How many pages is Deal Breaker?
Deal Breaker is about 381 pages. That is the median across the 48 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Deal Breaker?
About 6 h 40 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 18 min.
How many days to read Deal Breaker at 30 minutes a day?
About 14 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 27 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
What number is Deal Breaker in the Myron Bolitar series?
Deal Breaker is book 1 in Myron Bolitar by Harlan Coben.

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