Gone Girl contains approximately 145,000 words across 432 pages. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, it would take about 10 hr 10 min to read from cover to cover.
The book is divided into 55 chapters, with an average of approximately 2,636 words per chapter.
| Book | Word Count | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Farm | 29,966 | 112 |
| Brave New World | 63,766 | 288 |
| Charlotte's Web | 31,938 | 184 |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | 19,784 | 217 |
| Dune | 187,240 | 688 |
| Fahrenheit 451 | 46,118 | 158 |
| Gone Girl | 145,000 | 432 |
At 145,000 words, Gone Girl is longer than the average novel. It falls in the range of epic fiction and complex narratives that reward patient readers with deeper character development and world-building.
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