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Book · by S. E. Hinton · first published 1979

How many pages is Tex?

Tex by S. E. Hinton has a median of 194 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 194 pages.

Median pages
194
7 editions counted
Range
191–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
53k
at 275 words per page

How long will Tex 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
3 h 25 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

200220198019821984198619881979: 194 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 194 pages1980: 194 pages1981: 194 pages1982: 191 pages1989: 194 pagesmedian 194
200220198019851979: 194 pages1980: 224 pages1980: 194 pages1980: 194 pages1981: 194 pages1982: 191 pages1989: 194 pagesmedian 194
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 15 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1989Delacorte Press–194OL7517040M
1982Dell–191OL18197911M
1981Fontana–194OL20345949M
1980Laurel Leaf–224OL7523718M
1980Victor Gollancz–194OL24754777M
1980Gollancz–194OL15068837M
1979Delacorte Press–194OL4740289M

More by S. E. Hinton

All 4 books by S. E. Hinton with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Tex?
About 194 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 191 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read Tex?
About 3 h 25 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Tex?
Roughly 53,000 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)).