How many pages is 1984?

336 pages, which is about 101,000 words and 6½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is 1984 worth reading?

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.24 out of 5, from 8,598 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 336 pages and about 6½ hrs of your time, or 4 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.

How long is the 1984 audiobook?

About 11 hrs, estimated from the 101,000 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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1984

Name: 1984
Author: George Orwell

George Orwell

6½ hrsto read

At your speed≈ 6½ hrs

Pages336

Audiobook≈ 11 hrs

336 pages works out to roughly 101,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 6½ hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.24 out of 5, from 8,598 ratings.

How long does it take to read 1984?

1984 is 336 pages, or roughly 101,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for 1984 at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	9½ hrs
Average	250	6½ hrs
Fast	400	4 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.

Your reading speed… wpm

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 1984?: About 6½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. 1984 runs 336 pages, roughly 101,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 9½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 4 hrs.
How many pages is 1984?: 336 pages, which is about 101,000 words and 6½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is 1984 worth reading?: Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.24 out of 5, from 8,598 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 336 pages and about 6½ hrs of your time, or 4 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
How long is the 1984 audiobook?: About 11 hrs, estimated from the 101,000 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

Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes.…

But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching... A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.

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