How many pages is Of Mice and Men?

162 pages, which is about 49,000 words and 3 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Of Mice and Men worth reading?

We score it 6.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.84 out of 5 from 3,214 ratings, which counts for 6.1; at about 3 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.4 for being short.

How long is the Of Mice and Men audiobook?

About 5½ hrs, estimated from the 49,000 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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Of Mice and Men

Name: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

3 hrsto read

6.5worth it

At your speed≈ 3 hrs

Pages162

Audiobook≈ 5½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

162 pages works out to roughly 49,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 3 hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.84 out of 5, from 3,214 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.5/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.1 (Hardcover's 3.84★ from 3,214 ratings) + length 0.4 = 6.5. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Of Mice and Men?

Of Mice and Men is 162 pages, or roughly 49,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Of Mice and Men at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	4½ hrs
Average	250	3 hrs
Fast	400	2 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 5½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Of Mice and Men?: About 3 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Of Mice and Men runs 162 pages, roughly 49,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 4½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 2 hrs.
How many pages is Of Mice and Men?: 162 pages, which is about 49,000 words and 3 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Of Mice and Men worth reading?: We score it 6.5 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.84 out of 5 from 3,214 ratings, which counts for 6.1; at about 3 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.4 for being short.
How long is the Of Mice and Men audiobook?: About 5½ hrs, estimated from the 49,000 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

The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness is always getting him into trouble. One day the two men get a job on a farm. Things are going well until they meet Curley, the farm foreman and his unhappy wife.

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