Crime and Punishment
At your speed≈ 10½ hrs
Pages536
Audiobook≈ 18 hrs
536 pages works out to roughly 161,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10½ hrs — about a week of evenings.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.26 out of 5, from 1,981 ratings.
How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?
Crime and Punishment is 536 pages, or roughly 161,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 15½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 10½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 6½ 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 Crime and Punishment?
- About 10½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Crime and Punishment runs 536 pages, roughly 161,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 15½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6½ hrs.
- How many pages is Crime and Punishment?
- 536 pages, which is about 161,000 words and 10½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Crime and Punishment worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.26 out of 5, from 1,981 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 536 pages and about 10½ hrs of your time, or 6½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Crime and Punishment audiobook?
- About 18 hrs, estimated from the 161,000 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
Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law.…
But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with Porfiry, a suspicious detective, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer the chance of redemption. As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's dark masterpiece evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.
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