The Bluest Eye by the numbers
Toni Morrison · first published 1970 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 11th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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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 | 920L |
At 224 pages, The Bluest Eye is longer than 59.6% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 9-12 (273 pages).
The Bluest Eye is 224 pages; the median book listed for grades 9-12 is 273 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Bluest Eye | 224 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 9-12 | 273 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 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 The Bluest Eye is on school reading lists
4 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 4 published lists, in grades 11th–12th. 4 of the 4 carry a link to the published source document.
States (1): Ohio.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 11th | 1 |
| 12th | 3 |
Sources
- Ohio Learning Standards grade 12 aligned text (Ohio setting) · checked 2026-05-29
- IB DP English A Literature Prescribed Reading List · checked 2026-05-29
- AP Lit — frequently cited FRQ3 text · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR story exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Bluest Eye?
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 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 The Bluest Eye?
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 The Bluest Eye on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 4 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 1 state plus 3 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #2,055 of 2,809 listed books.
Related
- The Bluest Eye: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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