Love Books Daily

Book · by Ottessa Moshfegh

How many pages is My Year of Rest and Relaxation?

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh has a median of 304 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 289 to 304 pages.

Median pages
304
5 editions counted
Range
288–356
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
84k
at 275 words per page

How long will My Year of Rest and Relaxation 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 22 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.

3003253502016201720182019202020212018: 356 pages2018: 289 pages2018: 304 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 304 pagesmedian 304
3003253502016201820202018: 356 pages2018: 289 pages2018: 304 pages2018: 288 pages2019: 304 pagesmedian 304
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 17 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Penguin Random House–304OL28703679M
2018––356OL26966117M
2018Penguin–289OL26468270M
2018Penguin Random House–304OL28731338M
2018––288OL26959514M

Questions

How many pages is My Year of Rest and Relaxation?
About 304 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 288 to 356 pages.
How long does it take to read My Year of Rest and Relaxation?
About 5 h 22 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is My Year of Rest and Relaxation?
Roughly 84,000 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)).