The Grapes of Wrath by the numbers
John Steinbeck · first published 1939 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 464 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 128,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 7 h 5 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 8 h 30 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 10 h 38 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 26 |
| Lexile measure | 680L |
At 464 pages, The Grapes of Wrath is longer than 97.0% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer 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 The Grapes of Wrath is on school reading lists
3 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 3 published lists, in grades 10th–11th. 3 of the 3 carry a link to the published source document.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 10th | 1 |
| 11th | 2 |
Sources
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 11-CCR exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
- AP Lit representative text list · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 story exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The Grapes of Wrath?
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is 464 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 128,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Grapes of Wrath?
About 8 h 30 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (7 h 5 min at 300 wpm, 10 h 38 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 26 days.
Is The Grapes of Wrath on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 3 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in no single state (national curricula only) plus 3 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 9-12. That ranks it #1,572 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Grapes of Wrath: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- More by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men · The Pearl
- Books of about the same lengthLittle Women (449 pp.) · A Tale of Two Cities (448 pp.) · Pride and Prejudice (432 pp.) · The Unwanteds (416 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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