Lord of the Flies by the numbers
William Golding · first published 1954 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 224 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 62,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 3 h 25 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 4 h 6 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 5 h 8 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 13 |
| Lexile measure | 770L |
At 224 pages, Lord of the Flies is longer than 54.8% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (274 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where Lord of the Flies is on school reading lists
5 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 5 published lists, in grades 9th–11th. 5 of the 5 carry a link to the published source document.
States (2): Texas, Virginia.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 9th | 3 |
| 10th | 1 |
| 11th | 1 |
Sources
- FCPS English 9 core text adoption · checked 2026-05-29
- TEKS English I frequently taught text · checked 2026-05-29
- Cambridge IGCSE Literature set text (current cycle) · checked 2026-05-29
- AP Lit representative text list · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is Lord of the Flies?
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is 224 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 62,000 words.
How long does it take to read Lord of the Flies?
About 4 h 6 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (3 h 25 min at 300 wpm, 5 h 8 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 13 days.
Is Lord of the Flies on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 5 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states plus 3 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #1,015 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- Lord of the Flies: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Bluest Eye (224 pp.) · The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (223 pp.) · The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (226 pp.) · Flipped (221 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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