How many words are in Fahrenheit 451?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is approximately 46,118 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 3 hr 14 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1953, it sits in the Science Fiction category.

Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 46,118 words, Fahrenheit 451 comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.