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How many pages is Misery?

Misery by Stephen King has a median of 384 pages across 20 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 335 to 384 pages.

Median pages
384
20 editions counted
Range
310–492
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
106k
at 275 words per page

How long will Misery 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
6 h 46 min
At 30 min a day
14 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3004005001990200020101987: 320 pages1987: 320 pages1987: 310 pages1987: 320 pages1988: 472 pages1988: 338 pages1988: 492 pages1988: 384 pages1988: 384 pages1990: 338 pages1991: 326 pages1997: 384 pages2000: 369 pages2006: 384 pages2011: 386 pages2011: 384 pages2015: 384 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 351 pages2017: 432 pagesmedian 384
3004005001990200020101987: 320 pages1987: 320 pages1987: 310 pages1987: 320 pages1988: 472 pages1988: 338 pages1988: 492 pages1988: 384 pages1988: 384 pages1990: 338 pages1991: 326 pages1997: 384 pages2000: 369 pages2006: 384 pages2011: 386 pages2011: 384 pages2015: 384 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 351 pages2017: 432 pagesmedian 384
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 20 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 100 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Pocket BooksMass Market Paperback432OL26433491M
2016Scribner–400OL29731589M
2016ScribnerTrade Paperback351OL26433488M
2015Hodder & StoughtonEpub384OL26433470M
2011Hodder–386OL45621643M
2011Hodder & Stoughton–384OL53241626M
2006Hodder & Stoughton–384OL53235851M
2000New English LibraryMass Market Paperback369OL32047421M

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Questions

How many pages is Misery?
About 384 pages: that is the median of 20 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 310 to 492 pages.
How long does it take to read Misery?
About 6 h 46 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is Misery?
Roughly 106,000 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)).