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How many pages is The Confession?

The Confession by John Grisham has a median of 464 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 434 to 464 pages.

Median pages
464
7 editions counted
Range
418–515
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
128k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Confession 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 11 min
At 30 min a day
17 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.

45050020082010201220142010: 464 pages2010: 432 pages2010: 418 pages2011: 515 pages2011: 464 pages2012: 435 pages2013: 464 pagesmedian 464
4505002010201220152010: 464 pages2010: 432 pages2010: 418 pages2011: 515 pages2011: 464 pages2012: 435 pages2013: 464 pagesmedian 464
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 33 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Penguin Random House–464OL28446021M
2012Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks–435OL26643534M
2011Dell–515OL26331527M
2011Penguin Random House–464OL29020186M
2010Penguin Random House–464OL29038650M
2010Centuryhardcover432OL28278473M
2010Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group–418OL24356088M

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Questions

How many pages is The Confession?
About 464 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 418 to 515 pages.
How long does it take to read The Confession?
About 8 h 11 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 17 days.
How many words is The Confession?
Roughly 128,000 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)).