Reading time
How long does it take to read The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog?
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters is about 432 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 16 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 34 min
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog · Elizabeth Peters · first published 1992
- Pages
- 432
- 30 min a day
- 16 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 10 h |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 34 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 6 h |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 30 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 31 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 11 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 14 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#7 in Amelia Peabody
Next in the series: The Hippopotamus Pool (1996, 384 pages)
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The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog?
- The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog is about 432 pages. That is the median across the 14 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog?
- About 7 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 6 h.
- How many days to read The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog at 30 minutes a day?
- About 16 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 31 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog in the Amelia Peabody series?
- The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog is book 7 in Amelia Peabody by Elizabeth Peters.
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