How long does it take to read Sophie's Choice?
Sophie's Choice by William Styron takes about 11 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 29 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 626 pages, about 172,150 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
The page count is the median across 47 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The gripping, unforgettable story of Stingo, a 22-year-old writer; Sophie, a Polish-Catholic beauty who survived the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz; and Nathan, her mercurial lover. The three friends share magical, heart-warming times until doom overtakes them as Sophie's and Nathan's darkest secrets are revealed.
Subjects: Fiction, Holocaust survivors, Young men, Good and evil, War stories, National Book Award Winner
