How many pages is The Body Keeps the Score?

466 pages, which is about 140,000 words and 9½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.

Is The Body Keeps the Score worth reading?

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.29 out of 5, from 442 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 466 pages and about 9½ 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 Body Keeps the Score audiobook?

About 15½ hrs, estimated from the 140,000 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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The Body Keeps the Score

Name: The Body Keeps the Score
Author: Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel van der Kolk

9½ hrsto read

At your speed≈ 9½ hrs

Pages466

Audiobook≈ 15½ hrs

466 pages works out to roughly 140,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 9½ hrs — about a week of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.29 out of 5, from 442 ratings.

How long does it take to read The Body Keeps the Score?

The Body Keeps the Score is 466 pages, or roughly 140,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Body Keeps the Score at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	13½ hrs
Average	250	9½ 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.

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Common questions

How long does it take to read The Body Keeps the Score?: About 9½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Body Keeps the Score runs 466 pages, roughly 140,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 13½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 6 hrs.
How many pages is The Body Keeps the Score?: 466 pages, which is about 140,000 words and 9½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
Is The Body Keeps the Score worth reading?: Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.29 out of 5, from 442 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 466 pages and about 9½ 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 Body Keeps the Score audiobook?: About 15½ hrs, estimated from the 140,000 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

A pioneering researcher and one of the world’s foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in…

physical violence. Such experiences inevitably leave traces on minds, emotions, and even on biology. Sadly, trauma sufferers frequently pass on their stress to their partners and children. Renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. He shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy—and a way to reclaim lives.

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