How many pages is Their Eyes Were Watching God?

260 pages, which is about 78,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

Is Their Eyes Were Watching God worth reading?

We score it 6.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5 from 474 ratings, which counts for 6.5; at about 5 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.1 for being short.

How long is the Their Eyes Were Watching God audiobook?

About 8½ hrs, estimated from the 78,000 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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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Name: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Author: Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

5 hrsto read

6.6worth it

At your speed≈ 5 hrs

Pages260

Audiobook≈ 8½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

260 pages works out to roughly 78,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 5 hrs — a weekend's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5, from 474 ratings.

Worth-it score 6.6/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.5 (Hardcover's 3.92★ from 474 ratings) + length 0.1 = 6.6. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Their Eyes Were Watching God?

Their Eyes Were Watching God is 260 pages, or roughly 78,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Their Eyes Were Watching God at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	7½ hrs
Average	250	5 hrs
Fast	400	3½ 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 8½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Their Eyes Were Watching God?: About 5 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Their Eyes Were Watching God runs 260 pages, roughly 78,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 7½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3½ hrs.
How many pages is Their Eyes Were Watching God?: 260 pages, which is about 78,000 words and 5 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Their Eyes Were Watching God worth reading?: We score it 6.6 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.92 out of 5 from 474 ratings, which counts for 6.5; at about 5 hrs at an average pace it earns +0.1 for being short.
How long is the Their Eyes Were Watching God audiobook?: About 8½ hrs, estimated from the 78,000 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

One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston.…

Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hurston’s classic has since its 1978 reissue become perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed novel in the canon of African-American literature.

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