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How many pages is Wifey?

Wifey by Judy Blume has a median of 289 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 285 to 296 pages.

Median pages
289
8 editions counted
Range
252–304
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will Wifey 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 06 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.

2602803001980199020001978: 296 pages1979: 290 pages1979: 296 pages1980: 252 pages1998: 276 pages2004: 288 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 304 pagesmedian 289
2602803001980199020001978: 296 pages1979: 290 pages1979: 296 pages1980: 252 pages1998: 276 pages2004: 288 pages2005: 288 pages2005: 304 pagesmedian 289
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 29 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2005Berkley Books–288OL23081202M
2005Berkley Books–304OL7505258M
2004G.P. Putnam's Sons–288OL3308066M
1998Pocket Books–276OL24938535M
1980Sphere–252OL21500644M
1979Pocket Books–290OL24211513M
1979Macmillan–296OL21282336M
1978G. P. Putnam's Sons–296OL4719294M

More by Judy Blume

All 13 books by Judy Blume with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Wifey?
About 289 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 252 to 304 pages.
How long does it take to read Wifey?
About 5 h 06 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Wifey?
Roughly 79,000 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)).