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Book · by Chuck Palahniuk · first published 2001

How many pages is Choke?

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk has a median of 304 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 293 to 304 pages.

Median pages
304
5 editions counted
Range
293–304
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
84k
at 275 words per page

How long will Choke 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
5 h 22 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

290300310200220042006200820102001: 293 pages2002: 304 pages2002: 293 pages2008: 304 pages2011: 304 pagesmedian 304
290300310200520102001: 293 pages2002: 304 pages2002: 293 pages2008: 304 pages2011: 304 pagesmedian 304
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 22 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011Penguin Random House–304OL33412722M
2008Anchorpaperback304OL39218071M
2002Anchor–304OL7441865M
2002Anchor–293OL17617879M
2001Doubleday–293OL6794843M

More by Chuck Palahniuk

All 5 books by Chuck Palahniuk with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Choke?
About 304 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 293 to 304 pages.
How long does it take to read Choke?
About 5 h 22 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Choke?
Roughly 84,000 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)).