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How many pages is Gates of Paradise?

Gates of Paradise by V.C. Andrews has a median of 493 pages across 18 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 458 to 493 pages.

Median pages
493
18 editions counted
Range
311–521
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
136k
at 275 words per page

How long will Gates of Paradise 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
8 h 41 min
At 30 min a day
18 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3004005001990200020101989: 443 pages1989: 493 pages1989: 311 pages1989: 443 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 521 pages1991: 493 pages1991: 521 pages1992: 493 pages1993: 493 pages1996: 443 pages2007: 496 pages2009: 488 pages2011: 488 pages2016: 508 pages2019: 448 pagesmedian 493
3004005001990200020101989: 443 pages1989: 493 pages1989: 311 pages1989: 443 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 493 pages1990: 521 pages1991: 493 pages1991: 521 pages1992: 493 pages1993: 493 pages1996: 443 pages2007: 496 pages2009: 488 pages2011: 488 pages2016: 508 pages2019: 448 pagesmedian 493
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover46848 h 15 min
Mass market44327 h 49 min

Editions counted

The 18 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 37 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Pocket Books–448OL28925897M
2016Charnwood–508OL32069945M
2011Gallery Books–488OL28747740M
2009Simon & Schuster, Limited–488OL34434150M
2007HarperCollins Publishers Limited–496OL44117864M
1996Pocket BooksMass Market Paperback443OL7663429M
1993HarperCollins–493OL19952019M
1992BCAhardcover493OL35678656M

More by V.C. Andrews

All 15 books by V.C. Andrews with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Gates of Paradise?
About 493 pages: that is the median of 18 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 311 to 521 pages.
How long does it take to read Gates of Paradise?
About 8 h 41 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 18 days.
How many words is Gates of Paradise?
Roughly 136,000 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)).