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How many pages is The Brethren?

The Brethren by John Grisham has a median of 384 pages across 9 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 366 to 440 pages.

Median pages
384
9 editions counted
Range
366–605
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
106k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Brethren 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
6 h 46 min
At 30 min a day
14 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

400500600200020022005200720102000: 368 pages2000: 605 pages2000: 528 pages2000: 366 pages2000: 366 pages2000: 366 pages2002: 440 pages2005: 384 pages2012: 440 pagesmedian 384
4005006002000200520102000: 368 pages2000: 605 pages2000: 528 pages2000: 366 pages2000: 366 pages2000: 366 pages2002: 440 pages2005: 384 pages2012: 440 pagesmedian 384
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 9 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 51 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012Dell–440OL25845606M
2005Delta–384OL7439483M
2002Dell Books–440OL27935125M
2000Doubleday–368OL7440563M
2000Doubleday–605OL24404706M
2000Random House Large Print–528OL59456M
2000Century–366OL32006036M
2000Doubleday–366OL6779347M

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Questions

How many pages is The Brethren?
About 384 pages: that is the median of 9 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 366 to 605 pages.
How long does it take to read The Brethren?
About 6 h 46 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is The Brethren?
Roughly 106,000 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)).