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How many pages is The Secret Language of Birthdays?

The Secret Language of Birthdays by Gary Goldschneider has a median of 832 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 832 pages.

Median pages
832
5 editions counted
Range
832
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
16h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
229k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Secret Language of Birthdays take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
16 h 01 min
At 30 min a day
33 days
At 1 hour a day
17 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

82084019952000200520101994: 832 pages1995: 832 pages1998: 832 pages2004: 832 pages2014: 832 pagesmedian 832
820840200020101994: 832 pages1995: 832 pages1998: 832 pages2004: 832 pages2014: 832 pagesmedian 832
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 11 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Penguin Publishing Group–832OL29550279M
2004Penguin Studio–832OL3319276M
1998Element–832OL18100012M
1995Michael Joseph–832OL16420605M
1994Viking Studio Books–832OL1102071M

Questions

How many pages is The Secret Language of Birthdays?
About 832 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 832 to 832 pages.
How long does it take to read The Secret Language of Birthdays?
About 16 h 01 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 33 days.
How many words is The Secret Language of Birthdays?
Roughly 229,000 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)).