How long does it take to read The Giver?
The Giver by Lois Lowry takes about 3h 15m to read — it is 179 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 179 pages it is longer than 41% of the 1,407 assigned books we track, and its Lexile measure is 760L (typically assigned in grades 6–8).
Assigned books of about the same length
- The Great Gatsby — 180 pages, about 3h 20m
- Coraline — 176 pages, about 3h 15m
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — 176 pages, about 3h 15m
- Charlotte's Web — 184 pages, about 3h 20m
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