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Book · by Alan Moore · first published 1988

How many pages is V for Vendetta?

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore has a median of 296 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 286 to 296 pages.

Median pages
296
10 editions counted
Range
286–366
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
81k
at 275 words per page

How long will V for Vendetta 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
5 h 13 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

30035019902000201020201989: 286 pages1989: 286 pages1990: 286 pages2005: 286 pages2005: 296 pages2009: 366 pages2009: 296 pages2018: 366 pages2020: 296 pages2021: 296 pagesmedian 296
300350200020201989: 286 pages1989: 286 pages1990: 286 pages2005: 286 pages2005: 296 pages2009: 366 pages2009: 296 pages2018: 366 pages2020: 296 pages2021: 296 pagesmedian 296
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 36 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021DC Comics–296OL34187833M
2020DC Comics–296OL36244445M
2018––366OL26976568M
2009DC Comics–366OL24913027M
2009Vertigo, DC Comics–296OL24226193M
2005DC Comics–286OL23277389M
2005VertigoHardcover296OL8367553M
1990DC Comics–286OL22077873M

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Questions

How many pages is V for Vendetta?
About 296 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 286 to 366 pages.
How long does it take to read V for Vendetta?
About 5 h 13 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is V for Vendetta?
Roughly 81,000 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)).