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How many pages is The Appeal?

The Appeal by John Grisham has a median of 490 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 368 to 512 pages.

Median pages
490
12 editions counted
Range
358–563
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
135k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Appeal 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
8 h 38 min
At 30 min a day
18 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

4005002008200920102011201220132008: 484 pages2008: 358 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 563 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 496 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 368 pages2011: 512 pages2012: 496 pages2013: 512 pages2013: 512 pagesmedian 490
4005002008201020122008: 484 pages2008: 358 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 563 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 496 pages2008: 368 pages2008: 368 pages2011: 512 pages2012: 496 pages2013: 512 pages2013: 512 pagesmedian 490
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 40 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Penguin Random House–512OL28440019M
2013Penguin Random House–512OL29150411M
2012Random House Publishing Group–496OL29601242M
2011Penguin Random House–512OL28980715M
2008Dell–484OL24951727M
2008DoubledayHardcover358OL10151178M
2008DoubledayHardcover368OL10151256M
2008Random House Large Print–563OL18293927M

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Questions

How many pages is The Appeal?
About 490 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 358 to 563 pages.
How long does it take to read The Appeal?
About 8 h 38 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 18 days.
How many words is The Appeal?
Roughly 135,000 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)).