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Book · by Judith McNaught · first published 1991

How many pages is Paradise?

Paradise by Judith McNaught has a median of 709 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 709 to 744 pages.

Median pages
709
5 editions counted
Range
489–1,025
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
12h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
195k
at 275 words per page

How long will 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
12 h 30 min
At 30 min a day
25 days
At 1 hour a day
13 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

6008001,000199219951997200020021991: 489 pages1992: 1,025 pages1992: 709 pages2001: 744 pages2003: 709 pagesmedian 709
6008001,000199520001991: 489 pages1992: 1,025 pages1992: 709 pages2001: 744 pages2003: 709 pagesmedian 709
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 8 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2003Pocket BooksPaperback709OL7950891M
2001Pocket Books–744OL3947099M
1992Thorndike Press–1,025OL1547088M
1992Pocket Books–709OL24373346M
1991Pocket Books–489OL1535007M

More by Judith McNaught

All 7 books by Judith McNaught with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Paradise?
About 709 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 489 to 1,025 pages.
How long does it take to read Paradise?
About 12 h 30 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 25 days.
How many words is Paradise?
Roughly 195,000 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)).