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Book · by Octavia E. Butler · first published 1979

How many pages is Kindred?

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler has a median of 287 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 264 to 304 pages.

Median pages
287
5 editions counted
Range
264–304
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will Kindred 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 04 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.

26028030019801990200020101979: 264 pages1988: 264 pages2003: 287 pages2014: 304 pages2018: 304 pagesmedian 287
260280300198020001979: 264 pages1988: 264 pages2003: 287 pages2014: 304 pages2018: 304 pagesmedian 287
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 29 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Headline Publishing GroupPaperback304OL29372941M
2014Headline Publishing Group–304OL29397729M
2003Beacon Press–287OL3691635M
1988Beacon Press–264OL2409229M
1979Doubleday–264OL4733724M

More by Octavia E. Butler

All 6 books by Octavia E. Butler with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Kindred?
About 287 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 264 to 304 pages.
How long does it take to read Kindred?
About 5 h 04 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Kindred?
Roughly 79,000 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)).