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The French Illusion

John Grisham

At your speed≈ 7 hrs

Pages352

Audiobook≈ 11½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

352 pages works out to roughly 106,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Only 2 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way.

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How long does it take to read The French Illusion?

The French Illusion is 352 pages, or roughly 106,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The French Illusion 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 French Illusion?
About 7 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The French Illusion runs 352 pages, roughly 106,000 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 French Illusion?
352 pages, which is about 106,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
Is The French Illusion worth reading?
Only 2 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — too few to tell you much either way. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 352 pages and about 7 hrs of your time, or 4½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is The French Illusion audiobook?
About 11½ hrs, estimated from the 106,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a dark, shocking turn when they are kidnapped while on a day trip to the French countryside. Who would target them, and why? It turns out this is not the first crime of its kind.…

The search for clues soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA, and French Intelligence trying to work together to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation. Propulsive and surprising, The French Illusion is an unmistakable Grisham thrill ride—gripping and impossible to put down.

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