One Hundred Years of Solitude
At your speed≈ 10 hrs
Pages496
Audiobook≈ 16½ hrs
496 pages works out to roughly 149,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 10 hrs — about a week of evenings.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.08 out of 5, from 1,610 ratings.
How long does it take to read One Hundred Years of Solitude?
One Hundred Years of Solitude is 496 pages, or roughly 149,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 14 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 10 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 6 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.
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 One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- About 10 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. One Hundred Years of Solitude runs 496 pages, roughly 149,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 14 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6 hrs.
- How many pages is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- 496 pages, which is about 149,000 words and 10 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is One Hundred Years of Solitude worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.08 out of 5, from 1,610 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 496 pages and about 10 hrs of your time, or 6 hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the One Hundred Years of Solitude audiobook?
- About 16½ hrs, estimated from the 149,000 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
Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they have built. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles.…
A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book and only Aureliano Buendía can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. Blending political reality with magic realism, fantasy with comic invention, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the most daringly original works of the twentieth century.
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