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Book · by Hunter S. Thompson · first published 1973

How many pages is Fear and Loathing?

Fear and Loathing by Hunter S. Thompson has a median of 505 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 505 to 506 pages.

Median pages
505
5 editions counted
Range
496–506
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.7h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
139k
at 275 words per page

How long will Fear and Loathing take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
9 h 44 min
At 30 min a day
20 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

5005201980199020001973: 506 pages1973: 506 pages1983: 505 pages1985: 505 pages2006: 496 pagesmedian 505
500520198020001973: 506 pages1973: 506 pages1983: 505 pages1985: 505 pages2006: 496 pagesmedian 505
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 13 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2006Grand Central Publishing–496OL7538624M
1985Grand Central Publishing–505OL7535416M
1983Warner–505OL23060136M
1973Popular Library–506OL21325685M
1973Straight Arrow Books; [distributed by Quick Fox Inc., New Yo–506OL5305960M

More by Hunter S. Thompson

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Questions

How many pages is Fear and Loathing?
About 505 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 496 to 506 pages.
How long does it take to read Fear and Loathing?
About 9 h 44 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 20 days.
How many words is Fear and Loathing?
Roughly 139,000 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)).