How many pages is Siddhartha?

About 152 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 39,208 words, about 2½ hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is Siddhartha worth reading?

We score it 7.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.01 out of 5 from 1,610 ratings, which counts for 6.9; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.

How long is the Siddhartha audiobook?

About 4½ hrs, estimated from the 39,000 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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Siddhartha

Name: Siddhartha
Author: Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse

2½ hrsto read

7.4worth it

At your speed≈ 2½ hrs

Pages152

Audiobook≈ 4½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 39,208 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 2½ hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.01 out of 5, from 1,610 ratings.

Worth-it score 7.4/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.9 (Hardcover's 4.01★ from 1,610 ratings) + length 0.5 = 7.4. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Siddhartha?

The complete text of Siddhartha runs to 39,208 words — about 152 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Siddhartha at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	3½ hrs
Average	250	2½ hrs
Fast	400	1½ hrs

Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. 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 4½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Siddhartha?: About 2½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of Siddhartha runs to 39,208 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 3½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1½ hrs.
How many pages is Siddhartha?: About 152 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 39,208 words, about 2½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is Siddhartha worth reading?: We score it 7.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.01 out of 5 from 1,610 ratings, which counts for 6.9; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
How long is the Siddhartha audiobook?: About 4½ hrs, estimated from the 39,000 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

Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment.…

Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.

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