How many pages is East of Eden?

601 pages, which is about 180,000 words and 12 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is East of Eden worth reading?

We score it 8.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.49 out of 5 from 1,156 ratings, which counts for 9.0; at about 12 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.4 for its length.

How long is the East of Eden audiobook?

About 20 hrs, estimated from the 180,000 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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East of Eden

Name: East of Eden
Author: John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

12 hrsto read

8.6worth it

At your speed≈ 12 hrs

Pages601

Audiobook≈ 20 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

601 pages works out to roughly 180,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 12 hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.49 out of 5, from 1,156 ratings.

Worth-it score 8.6/10 — Well worth the time. Readers 9.0 (Hardcover's 4.49★ from 1,156 ratings) − length 0.4 = 8.6. How the score works →

How long does it take to read East of Eden?

East of Eden is 601 pages, or roughly 180,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for East of Eden at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	17 hrs
Average	250	12 hrs
Fast	400	7½ 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 20 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read East of Eden?: About 12 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. East of Eden runs 601 pages, roughly 180,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 17 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 7½ hrs.
How many pages is East of Eden?: 601 pages, which is about 180,000 words and 12 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is East of Eden worth reading?: We score it 8.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — well worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.49 out of 5 from 1,156 ratings, which counts for 9.0; at about 12 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.4 for its length.
How long is the East of Eden audiobook?: About 20 hrs, estimated from the 180,000 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

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.…

Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

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