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How many words is So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish?

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams has 42,859 words.

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Pages
214paperback, Del Rey, 2009
Reading time
2 h 51 minat 250 words a minute
Listening time
4 h 37 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1984

Book 4 of 5 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  1. 1The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy46,333
  2. 2The Restaurant at the End of the Universe52,150
  3. 3Life, the Universe and Everything51,978
  4. 4So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish42,859
  5. 5Mostly Harmless64,659

All of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 257,979 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 10% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

The word count comes from the sources below.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish?

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams has 42,859 words.

How many pages is So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish?

214 pages in the paperback, Del Rey, 2009 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish?

About 2 h 51 min at 250 words a minute, or 4 h 37 min as an audiobook.

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