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How many pages is Holes?

Holes by Louis Sachar has a median of 240 pages across 22 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 233 to 270 pages.

Median pages
240
22 editions counted
Range
231–293
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
66k
at 275 words per page

How long will Holes 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
4 h 14 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

22525027530020002005201020151998: 233 pages1999: 233 pages1999: 288 pages2000: 240 pages2000: 233 pages2000: 242 pages2000: 233 pages2000: 233 pages2001: 231 pages2001: 272 pages2001: 233 pages2002: 240 pages2002: 293 pages2003: 288 pages2003: 256 pages2003: 233 pages2004: 293 pages2007: 233 pages2008: 264 pages2015: 240 pages2017: 289 pages2018: 265 pagesmedian 240
225250275300200020101998: 233 pages1999: 233 pages1999: 288 pages2000: 240 pages2000: 233 pages2000: 242 pages2000: 233 pages2000: 233 pages2001: 231 pages2001: 272 pages2001: 233 pages2002: 240 pages2002: 293 pages2003: 288 pages2003: 256 pages2003: 233 pages2004: 293 pages2007: 233 pages2008: 264 pages2015: 240 pages2017: 289 pages2018: 265 pagesmedian 240
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 22 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 83 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Bound to Stay Bound Books–265OL53349008M
2017Thorndike Press–289OL28856591M
2015Bloomsbury Publishing Plc–240OL29261000M
2008Farrar, Straus and GirouxHardcover264OL18500125M
2007Bloomsbury–233OL32105559M
2004Holt Rinehart and WinstonHardcover293OL9227158M
2003Thorndike PressHardcover288OL8136855M
2003Yearling–256OL7521653M

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Questions

How many pages is Holes?
About 240 pages: that is the median of 22 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 231 to 293 pages.
How long does it take to read Holes?
About 4 h 14 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Holes?
Roughly 66,000 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)).