How many pages is The Name of the Rose?

556 pages, which is about 167,000 words and 11 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is The Name of the Rose worth reading?

We score it 6.7 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.08 out of 5 from 840 ratings, which counts for 7.1; at about 11 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.4 for its length.

How long is The Name of the Rose audiobook?

About 18½ hrs, estimated from the 167,000 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 Name of the Rose

Name: The Name of the Rose
Author: Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco

11 hrsto read

6.7worth it

At your speed≈ 11 hrs

Pages556

Audiobook≈ 18½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

556 pages works out to roughly 167,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 11 hrs — a week or more of evenings.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.08 out of 5, from 840 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.7/10 — Worth the time. Readers 7.1 (Hardcover's 4.08★ from 840 ratings) − length 0.4 = 6.7. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Name of the Rose?

The Name of the Rose is 556 pages, or roughly 167,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Name of the Rose at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	16 hrs
Average	250	11 hrs
Fast	400	7 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 18½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Name of the Rose?: About 11 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Name of the Rose runs 556 pages, roughly 167,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 16 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 7 hrs.
How many pages is The Name of the Rose?: 556 pages, which is about 167,000 words and 11 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is The Name of the Rose worth reading?: We score it 6.7 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 4.08 out of 5 from 840 ratings, which counts for 7.1; at about 11 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.4 for its length.
How long is The Name of the Rose audiobook?: About 18½ hrs, estimated from the 167,000 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

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.…

His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night."

ClassicsMystery