How many pages is The Giver?

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 Giver worth reading?

We score it 6.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.97 out of 5 from 2,805 ratings, which counts for 6.7; at about 4 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.2 for being short.

How long is The Giver 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.

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The Giver

Name: The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry

4 hrsto read

6.9worth it

At your speed≈ 4 hrs

Pages205

Audiobook≈ 7 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

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 3.97 out of 5, from 2,805 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.9/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.7 (Hardcover's 3.97★ from 2,805 ratings) + length 0.2 = 6.9. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Giver?

The Giver is 205 pages, or roughly 62,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Giver at three reading speeds.
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 Giver?: About 4 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Giver 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 Giver?: 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 Giver worth reading?: We score it 6.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.97 out of 5 from 2,805 ratings, which counts for 6.7; at about 4 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.2 for being short.
How long is The Giver 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

In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories.…

Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price.

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