How many pages is Crime and Punishment?

About 536 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 204,132 words, about 13½ hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is Crime and Punishment worth reading?

We score it 7.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.28 out of 5 from 1,980 ratings, which counts for 8.1; at about 13½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.5 for its length.

How long is the Crime and Punishment audiobook?

About 22½ hrs, estimated from the 204,000 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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Crime and Punishment

Name: Crime and Punishment
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky

13½ hrsto read

7.6worth it

At your speed≈ 13½ hrs

Pages536

Audiobook≈ 22½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 204,132 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 13½ hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.28 out of 5, from 1,980 ratings.

Worth-it score 7.6/10 — Worth the time. Readers 8.1 (Hardcover's 4.28★ from 1,980 ratings) − length 0.5 = 7.6. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?

The complete text of Crime and Punishment runs to 204,132 words — about 536 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Crime and Punishment at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	19½ hrs
Average	250	13½ hrs
Fast	400	8½ hrs

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. 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 22½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?: About 13½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Crime and Punishment runs to 204,132 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 19½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 8½ hrs.
How many pages is Crime and Punishment?: About 536 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 204,132 words, about 13½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Crime and Punishment worth reading?: We score it 7.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.28 out of 5 from 1,980 ratings, which counts for 8.1; at about 13½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.5 for its length.
How long is the Crime and Punishment audiobook?: About 22½ hrs, estimated from the 204,000 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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