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How many pages is The Testaments?

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood has a median of 432 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 419 to 448 pages.

Median pages
432
5 editions counted
Range
320–562
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
119k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Testaments 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 37 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.

3004005002017201820192020202120222019: 320 pages2019: 562 pages2019: 432 pages2019: 419 pages2020: 448 pagesmedian 432
3004005002018202020222019: 320 pages2019: 562 pages2019: 432 pages2019: 419 pages2020: 448 pagesmedian 432
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 23 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Penguin Random House–448OL29463046M
2019McClelland & Stewart–320OL28894367M
2019Random House Large PrintPaperback562OL27308874M
2019Chatto & Windus–432OL28717491M
2019Nan A. Talese/Doubleday–419OL27306829M

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Questions

How many pages is The Testaments?
About 432 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 320 to 562 pages.
How long does it take to read The Testaments?
About 7 h 37 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 Testaments?
Roughly 119,000 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)).