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The Deal

Elle Kennedy

At your speed≈ 7 hrs

Pages342

Audiobook≈ 11½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

342 pages works out to roughly 103,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.95 out of 5, from 687 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.5/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.6 (Hardcover's 3.95★ from 687 ratings) − length 0.1 = 6.5. How the score works →

Book 1 of 5 in Off-Campus — see the reading order

How long does it take to read The Deal?

The Deal is 342 pages, or roughly 103,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Deal at three reading speeds.
Your paceWords per minuteTime to finish
Slow17510 hrs
Average2507 hrs
Fast4004½ hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 11½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Deal?
About 7 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Deal runs 342 pages, roughly 103,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 10 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4½ hrs.
How many pages is The Deal?
342 pages, which is about 103,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is The Deal worth reading?
We score it 6.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.95 out of 5 from 687 ratings, which counts for 6.6; at about 7 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.
How long is The Deal audiobook?
About 11½ hrs, estimated from the 103,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

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