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How many pages is Private?

Private by James Patterson has a median of 400 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 389 to 416 pages.

Median pages
400
8 editions counted
Range
320–496
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
110k
at 275 words per page

How long will Private 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
7 h 03 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

300400500201020112012201320142010: 385 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 464 pages2011: 400 pages2011: 390 pages2011: 496 pages2014: 320 pagesmedian 400
3004005002010201220142010: 385 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 400 pages2010: 464 pages2011: 400 pages2011: 390 pages2011: 496 pages2014: 320 pagesmedian 400
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 32 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Magna Large Print Books–320OL29237364M
2011Grand Central Publishing–400OL29806220M
2011Vision–390OL26333372M
2011Penguin Random House–496OL29055408M
2010Little, Brown and Co.–385OL24420026M
2010Penguin Random House–400OL29005220M
2010CenturyHardcover400OL25390454M
2010Little, Brown and CoHardcover464OL25390453M

More by James Patterson

All 42 books by James Patterson with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Private?
About 400 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 320 to 496 pages.
How long does it take to read Private?
About 7 h 03 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Private?
Roughly 110,000 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)).