1984
At your speed≈ 6½ hrs
Pages336
Audiobook≈ 11 hrs
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.
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 4.25 out of 5, from 8,824 ratings.
Worth-it score 7.9/10 — Worth the time. Readers 8.0 (Hardcover's 4.25★ from 8,824 ratings) − length 0.1 = 7.9. How the score works →
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:
| 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 — 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 11 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
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 use the figure two of our sources agree on.
- Is 1984 worth reading?
- We score it 7.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.25 out of 5 from 8,824 ratings, which counts for 8.0; at about 6½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.
- 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.
