How many pages is Things Fall Apart?

185 pages, which is about 56,000 words and 3½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.

How long is the Things Fall Apart audiobook?

About 6 hrs, estimated from the 56,000 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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Things Fall Apart

Name: Things Fall Apart
Author: Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe

3½ hrsto read

5.9worth it

At your speed≈ 3½ hrs

Pages185

Audiobook≈ 6 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

185 pages works out to roughly 56,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 3½ hrs — a day's reading.

Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.72 out of 5, from 666 ratings.

Worth-it score 5.9/10 — Worth it for some readers. Readers 5.6 (Hardcover's 3.72★ from 666 ratings) + length 0.3 = 5.9. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Things Fall Apart?

Things Fall Apart is 185 pages, or roughly 56,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Things Fall Apart at three reading speeds.
Your pace	Words per minute	Time to finish
Slow	175	5½ hrs
Average	250	3½ 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 6 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Things Fall Apart?: About 3½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Things Fall Apart runs 185 pages, roughly 56,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 5½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 2½ hrs.
How many pages is Things Fall Apart?: 185 pages, which is about 56,000 words and 3½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we use the figure two of our sources agree on.
Is Things Fall Apart worth reading?: We score it 5.9 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.72 out of 5 from 666 ratings, which counts for 5.6; at about 3½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.3 for being short.
How long is the Things Fall Apart audiobook?: About 6 hrs, estimated from the 56,000 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

"Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order."-- Provided…

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