Reading time
How long does it take to read The Man with the Golden Gun?
The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming is about 190 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 20 min
The Man with the Golden Gun · Ian Fleming · first published 1965
- Pages
- 190
- 30 min a day
- 7 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 4 h 24 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 20 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 38 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 1 h 59 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 95 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#13 in James Bond
Next in the series: Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
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The Man with the Golden Gun: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Man with the Golden Gun?
- The Man with the Golden Gun is about 190 pages. That is the median across the 95 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Man with the Golden Gun?
- About 3 h 20 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 38 min.
- How many days to read The Man with the Golden Gun at 30 minutes a day?
- About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 14 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The Man with the Golden Gun in the James Bond series?
- The Man with the Golden Gun is book 13 in James Bond by Ian Fleming.
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