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How many pages is The Woods?

The Woods by Harlan Coben has a median of 456 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 420 to 589 pages.

Median pages
456
12 editions counted
Range
320–642
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
125k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Woods 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 02 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.

4006002010201520202007: 422 pages2007: 416 pages2007: 589 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 589 pages2007: 642 pages2008: 528 pages2008: 464 pages2008: 592 pages2014: 442 pages2014: 448 pages2020: 416 pagesmedian 456
4006002010201520202007: 422 pages2007: 416 pages2007: 589 pages2007: 320 pages2007: 589 pages2007: 642 pages2008: 528 pages2008: 464 pages2008: 592 pages2014: 442 pages2014: 448 pages2020: 416 pagesmedian 456
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover50228 h 51 min
Paperback50648 h 55 min

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 57 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Penguin Publishing Group–416OL29844508M
2014Orion–442OL37758611M
2014Orion Publishing Group, Limited–448OL29172165M
2008Penguin Publishing Group–528OL34069705M
2008Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd)–464OL28198227M
2008SignetPaperback592OL9417261M
2007Orion Publishing Group, Limitedpaperback422OL35458486M
2007Dutton AdultHardcover416OL7771164M

More by Harlan Coben

All 4 books by Harlan Coben with page counts

Questions

How many pages is The Woods?
About 456 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 320 to 642 pages.
How long does it take to read The Woods?
About 8 h 02 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 Woods?
Roughly 125,000 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)).