How long does it take to read The Handmaid's Tale?
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood takes about 5h 40m to read — it is 311 pages.
Reading plans
- 15 minutes a day → 23 days
- 30 minutes a day → 12 days
- 60 minutes a day → 6 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 311 pages it is longer than 79% of the 1,407 assigned books we track, and its Lexile measure is 750L (typically assigned in grades 11–12).
Assigned books of about the same length
- The Fault in Our Stars — 313 pages, about 5h 45m
- Romeo and Juliet — 304 pages, about 5h 35m
- The Tempest — 304 pages, about 5h 35m
- Wonder — 320 pages, about 5h 50m
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