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How many pages is Child of God?

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy has a median of 197 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 197 to 202 pages.

Median pages
197
7 editions counted
Range
185–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
54k
at 275 words per page

How long will Child of God take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

18019020021019801990200020101974: 197 pages1975: 197 pages1984: 197 pages1989: 208 pages1993: 197 pages2010: 208 pages2011: 185 pagesmedian 197
180190200210198020001974: 197 pages1975: 197 pages1984: 197 pages1989: 208 pages1993: 197 pages2010: 208 pages2011: 185 pagesmedian 197
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011Picador–185OL42848625M
2010Pan Macmillan–208OL28440619M
1993Vintage Books–197OL1743387M
1989PicadorPaperback208OL10489306M
1984Ecco Press–197OL2868983M
1975Chatto and Windus–197OL5252602M
1974Random House–197OL5412800M

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Questions

How many pages is Child of God?
About 197 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 185 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Child of God?
About 3 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Child of God?
Roughly 54,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).