How many words are in Of Mice and Men?
by John Steinbeck · 1937 · Literary Fiction
29,160
Word count
2 hr 3 min
Reading time
117
Est. pages
1937
Published
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is approximately 29,160 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 2 hr 3 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1937, it sits in the Literary Fiction category.
Typical literary fiction novels run 70,000–100,000 words, with a sweet spot around 80,000–90,000. At 29,160 words, Of Mice and Men comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Literary Fiction novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 47,094 |
| The Catcher in the Rye | J.D. Salinger | 73,404 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde | 78,462 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 100,388 |
| Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë | 107,945 |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison | 109,211 |