How many pages is Lord of the Flies?

208 pages, which is about 62,000 words and 4 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

How long is the Lord of the Flies audiobook?

About 7 hrs, estimated from the 62,000 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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Lord of the Flies

Name: Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding

William Golding

4 hrsto read

5.3worth it

At your speed≈ 4 hrs

Pages208

Audiobook≈ 7 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

208 pages works out to roughly 62,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 4 hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.63 out of 5, from 3,846 ratings.

Worth-it score 5.3/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 5.1 (Hardcover's 3.63★ from 3,846 ratings) + length 0.2 = 5.3. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Lord of the Flies?

Lord of the Flies is 208 pages, or roughly 62,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Lord of the Flies at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	6 hrs
Average	250	4 hrs
Fast	400	2½ 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 7 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Lord of the Flies?: About 4 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Lord of the Flies runs 208 pages, roughly 62,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 6 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 2½ hrs.
How many pages is Lord of the Flies?: 208 pages, which is about 62,000 words and 4 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Lord of the Flies worth reading?: We score it 5.3 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.63 out of 5 from 3,846 ratings, which counts for 5.1; at about 4 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.2 for being short.
How long is the Lord of the Flies audiobook?: About 7 hrs, estimated from the 62,000 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

"At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything.…

But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued."-- Provided by Amazon

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