How many pages is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

About 176 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 39,680 words, about 2½ hrs of reading at an average pace.

Is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz worth reading?

We score it 6.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.83 out of 5 from 794 ratings, which counts for 6.1; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.

How long is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz audiobook?

About 4½ hrs, estimated from the 40,000 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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum

2½ hrsto read

6.6worth it

At your speed≈ 2½ hrs

Pages176

Audiobook≈ 4½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

The complete text runs to 39,680 words, counted word for word. At an average 250 words a minute that is 2½ hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.83 out of 5, from 794 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.6/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.1 (Hardcover's 3.83★ from 794 ratings) + length 0.5 = 6.6. How the score works →

How long does it take to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

The complete text of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz runs to 39,680 words — about 176 pages in the edition we list. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	4 hrs
Average	250	2½ hrs
Fast	400	1½ 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 4½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?: About 2½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The complete text of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz runs to 39,680 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 4 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1½ hrs.
How many pages is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?: About 176 pages, though editions of a book this old vary a great deal — which is why its reading time comes from the complete text instead: 39,680 words, about 2½ hrs of reading at an average pace.
Is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz worth reading?: We score it 6.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.83 out of 5 from 794 ratings, which counts for 6.1; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
How long is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz audiobook?: About 4½ hrs, estimated from the 40,000 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

Over a century after its initial publication, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still captivating the hearts of countless readers. Come adventure with Dorothy and her three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City for an audience with the Great Oz, the mightiest…

Wizard in the land, and the only one that can return Dorothy to her home in Kansas.

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