Reading time
How long does it take to read The Mysterious Affair at Styles?
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie is about 204 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 34 min
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · first published 1920
- Pages
- 204
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 4 h 43 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 34 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 50 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 8 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 1091 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in Hercule Poirot
Next in the series: The Murder on the Links (1923, 224 pages)
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Mysterious Affair at Styles?
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles is about 204 pages. That is the median across the 1091 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Mysterious Affair at Styles?
- About 3 h 34 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 50 min.
- How many days to read The Mysterious Affair at Styles at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 15 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The Mysterious Affair at Styles in the Hercule Poirot series?
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles is book 1 in Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie.
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