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Book · by Hunter S. Thompson · first published 2005

How many pages is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson has a median of 204 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 199 to 205 pages.

Median pages
204
7 editions counted
Range
188–208
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
56k
at 275 words per page

How long will Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 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 36 min
At 30 min a day
8 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.

190200210198019901971: 194 pages1971: 206 pages1972: 188 pages1982: 208 pages1989: 204 pages1998: 204 pages1998: 204 pagesmedian 204
190200210198019901971: 194 pages1971: 206 pages1972: 188 pages1982: 208 pages1989: 204 pages1998: 204 pages1998: 204 pagesmedian 204
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1998Flamingo–204OL16242530M
1998Vintage Books–204OL67655M
1989Vintage Books–204OL21612106M
1982Warner Books–208OL7535323M
1972Paladin–188OL5458576M
1971Granada Publishing Limited–194OL58622705M
1971Random House–206OL4896974M

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Questions

How many pages is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
About 204 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 188 to 208 pages.
How long does it take to read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
About 3 h 36 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?
Roughly 56,000 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)).