about 202,000words
- Pages
- 628paperback, Penguin, 2007
- Reading time
- 13 h 28 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 21 h 43 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1992
Compared with other books
Longer than 82% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure. Sources give 201,000 to 202,000 words.
- kobo.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780141035215
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Secret History?
The Secret History by Donna Tartt has about 202,000 words.
How many pages is The Secret History?
628 pages in the paperback, Penguin, 2007 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Secret History?
About 13 h 28 min at 250 words a minute, or 21 h 43 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.