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How many pages is Scythe?

Scythe by Neal Shusterman has a median of 448 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 435 to 448 pages.

Median pages
448
5 editions counted
Range
433–450
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
123k
at 275 words per page

How long will Scythe 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 54 min
At 30 min a day
16 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.

4204404602014201520162017201820192016: 448 pages2016: 450 pages2016: 448 pages2017: 433 pages2017: 435 pagesmedian 448
4204404602014201620182016: 448 pages2016: 450 pages2016: 448 pages2017: 433 pages2017: 435 pagesmedian 448
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Simon & Schuster–433OL26456620M
2017Simon & SchusterPaperback435OL26879356M
2016Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers–448OL26855942M
2016Simon & Schuster Export Editions–450OL46932981M
2016Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers–448OL34034259M

Questions

How many pages is Scythe?
About 448 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 433 to 450 pages.
How long does it take to read Scythe?
About 7 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is Scythe?
Roughly 123,000 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)).