The Body Keeps the Score
At your speed≈ 9½ hrs
Pages466
Audiobook≈ 15½ 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.
466 pages works out to roughly 140,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 9½ hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.29 out of 5, from 450 ratings.
Worth-it score 7.8/10 — Worth the time. Readers 8.1 (Hardcover's 4.29★ from 450 ratings) − length 0.3 = 7.8. How the score works →
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:
| 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 — 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 15½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
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 use the figure two of our sources agree on.
- Is The Body Keeps the Score worth reading?
- We score it 7.8 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.29 out of 5 from 450 ratings, which counts for 8.1; at about 9½ hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.3 for its length.
- 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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