The Sun Also Rises
At your speed≈ 4½ hrs
Pages264
Audiobook≈ 7½ 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.
The complete text runs to 67,873 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 4½ hrs — a day's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.62 out of 5, from 749 ratings.
Worth-it score 5.3/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 5.1 (Hardcover's 3.62★ from 749 ratings) + length 0.2 = 5.3. How the score works →
How long does it take to read The Sun Also Rises?
The complete text of The Sun Also Rises runs to 67,873 words — about 264 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 6½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 4½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3 hrs |
Counted word for word from the complete public-domain text on Project Gutenberg, so these times don't depend on any one edition's page count. 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 7½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read The Sun Also Rises?
- About 4½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of The Sun Also Rises runs to 67,873 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 6½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3 hrs.
- How many pages is The Sun Also Rises?
- About 264 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 67,873 words, about 4½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
- Is The Sun Also Rises worth reading?
- We score it 5.3 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.62 out of 5 from 749 ratings, which counts for 5.1; at about 4½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.2 for being short.
- How long is The Sun Also Rises audiobook?
- About 7½ hrs, estimated from the 68,000 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
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