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 wpm4 h 43 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 34 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 50 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm2 h 8 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day15 days
30 minutes a day8 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 1091 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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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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