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How many pages is The Rainmaker?

The Rainmaker by John Grisham has a median of 444 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 434 to 590 pages.

Median pages
444
14 editions counted
Range
434–774
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.8h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
122k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Rainmaker 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
7 h 50 min
At 30 min a day
16 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40060080019952000200520101995: 774 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1996: 598 pages1996: 568 pages1998: 434 pages1998: 454 pages2005: 738 pages2005: 561 pages2013: 720 pagesmedian 444
400600800200020101995: 774 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1995: 434 pages1996: 598 pages1996: 568 pages1998: 434 pages1998: 454 pages2005: 738 pages2005: 561 pages2013: 720 pagesmedian 444
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 67 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Penguin Random House–720OL28456399M
2005Random House Large Print–738OL3311783M
2005Delta Trade Paperbacks–561OL26338680M
1998BCA–434OL18930822M
1998BCA london new york sydney toronto–454OL26331759M
1996Island Books–598OL23245173M
1996Arrow–568OL21765288M
1995DoubledayLarge Print774OL20932311M

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Questions

How many pages is The Rainmaker?
About 444 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 434 to 774 pages.
How long does it take to read The Rainmaker?
About 7 h 50 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 16 days.
How many words is The Rainmaker?
Roughly 122,000 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)).