Reading time
How long does it take to read The Death Cure?
The Death Cure by James Dashner is about 358 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 16 min
The Death Cure · James Dashner · first published 2011
- Pages
- 358
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 17 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 16 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 4 h 58 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 44 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 26 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 21 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in The Maze Runner
Next in the series: The Kill Order (2012, 384 pages)
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The Death Cure: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Death Cure?
- The Death Cure is about 358 pages. That is the median across the 21 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Death Cure?
- About 6 h 16 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 4 h 58 min.
- How many days to read The Death Cure at 30 minutes a day?
- About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 26 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is The Death Cure in the The Maze Runner series?
- The Death Cure is book 3 in The Maze Runner by James Dashner.
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