How long does it take to read The Call of the Wild?
The Call of the Wild by Jack London takes about 3h 10m to read — it is 172 pages.

Reading plans
- 15 minutes a day → 13 days
- 30 minutes a day → 7 days
- 60 minutes a day → 4 days
Estimated at an average adult reading pace (~250 words per minute, ~275 words per page). Actual time varies with reading speed and edition.
At 172 pages it is longer than 39% of the 1,407 assigned books we track, and its Lexile measure is 1120L (typically assigned in grades 6–10).
Assigned books of about the same length
- Coraline — 176 pages, about 3h 15m
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 176 pages, about 3h 15m
- The Giver — 179 pages, about 3h 15m
- The Great Gatsby — 180 pages, about 3h 20m
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