The Bluest Eye
At your speed≈ 4 hrs
Pages205
Audiobook≈ 7 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.
205 pages works out to roughly 62,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 4 hrs — a day's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.02 out of 5, from 378 ratings.
Worth-it score 7.1/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.9 (Hardcover's 4.02★ from 378 ratings) + length 0.2 = 7.1. How the score works →
How long does it take to read The Bluest Eye?
The Bluest Eye is 205 pages, or roughly 62,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 6 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 4 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 2½ 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 7 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read The Bluest Eye?
- About 4 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Bluest Eye runs 205 pages, roughly 62,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 6 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 2½ hrs.
- How many pages is The Bluest Eye?
- 205 pages, which is about 62,000 words and 4 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
- Is The Bluest Eye worth reading?
- We score it 7.1 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.02 out of 5 from 378 ratings, which counts for 6.9; at about 4 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.2 for being short.
- How long is The Bluest Eye audiobook?
- About 7 hrs, estimated from the 62,000 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
"So that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment."-- Provided by Amazon
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