Beloved
At your speed≈ 7 hrs
Pages362
Audiobook≈ 12 hrs
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 3.92 out of 5, from 588 ratings.
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:
| 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 — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
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 take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Beloved worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5, from 588 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 362 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 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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