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How many pages is The Meltdown?

The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney has a median of 224 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 219 to 224 pages.

Median pages
224
6 editions counted
Range
217–240
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
62k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Meltdown 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 57 min
At 30 min a day
8 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.

22023024020162018202020222018: 217 pages2018: 217 pages2018: 224 pages2018: 224 pages2018: 224 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 224
22023024020162018202020222018: 217 pages2018: 217 pages2018: 224 pages2018: 224 pages2018: 224 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 224
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 38 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Penguin Books, Limited–240OL28056150M
2018Penguin Random House UKHardcover217OL28132925M
2018Bound to Stay Bound Books–217OL53354339M
2018Penguin Random House–224OL28697178M
2018Penguin Books, Limited–224OL29400486M
2018Penguin Random House–224OL28697197M

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Questions

How many pages is The Meltdown?
About 224 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 217 to 240 pages.
How long does it take to read The Meltdown?
About 3 h 57 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is The Meltdown?
Roughly 62,000 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)).