How many pages is Beloved?

362 pages, which is about 109,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Beloved worth reading?

We score it 6.3 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.89 out of 5 from 590 ratings, which counts for 6.4; at about 7 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.

How long is the Beloved audiobook?

About 12 hrs, estimated from the 109,000 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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Beloved

Name: Beloved
Author: Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

7 hrsto read

6.3worth it

At your speed≈ 7 hrs

Pages362

Audiobook≈ 12 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

362 pages works out to roughly 109,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 7 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.89 out of 5, from 590 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.3/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 6.4 (Hardcover's 3.89★ from 590 ratings) − length 0.1 = 6.3. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Beloved?

Beloved is 362 pages, or roughly 109,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Beloved at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	10½ hrs
Average	250	7 hrs
Fast	400	4½ 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 12 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Beloved?: About 7 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Beloved runs 362 pages, roughly 109,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 10½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4½ hrs.
How many pages is Beloved?: 362 pages, which is about 109,000 words and 7 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Beloved worth reading?: We score it 6.3 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.89 out of 5 from 590 ratings, which counts for 6.4; at about 7 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.
How long is the Beloved audiobook?: About 12 hrs, estimated from the 109,000 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

Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.

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