Reading time
How long does it take to read The Body Keeps the Score?
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is 464 pages in the standard print edition.
Quick answer
The short answer
About 9 hr 40 min for the average reader. Slow readers take around 13 hr 32 min; fast readers finish in about 5 hr 48 min. (non-fiction reads a touch slower than the baseline.)
| Reading speed | Time for 464 pages | Pages per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Slow (~180 wpm) | 13 hr 32 min | 34 |
| Average (~250 wpm) | 9 hr 40 min | 48 |
| Fast (~400 wpm) | 5 hr 48 min | 80 |
Daily pace by deadline
Pick a finish date and split 464 pages across the days you have. Page Pace does this for you and recalculates when you skip a day.
| Finish in | Pages / day | Daily reading time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 155 | 3 hr 14 min |
| 7 days | 67 | 1 hr 24 min |
| 14 days | 34 | 43 min |
| 30 days | 16 | 20 min |
| 60 days | 8 | 10 min |
| 90 days | 6 | 8 min |
Want a daily target that adjusts when life happens?
Page Pace turns The Body Keeps the Score into a pages-per-day number. Miss a day? Your plan quietly updates — no overdue counter, no scolding.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to read The Body Keeps the Score?
- The Body Keeps the Score is 464 pages. At an average reading pace for non-fiction, it takes about 9 hr 40 min. Slow readers take around 13 hr 32 min; fast readers finish in about 5 hr 48 min.
- How many pages is The Body Keeps the Score?
- 464 pages in the standard print edition. Audiobook and e-book lengths vary.
- How many pages a day to finish The Body Keeps the Score in a week?
- About 67 pages a day — roughly 1 hr 24 min of reading. Two weeks brings it down to 34 pages a day.
- How many pages a day to finish The Body Keeps the Score in a month?
- About 16 pages a day — well under 20 min of daily reading.
- What if I miss a few days?
- Don't try to catch up — just divide what's left by what's left. Page Pace does this automatically, so you always see a calm daily number instead of a growing deficit.
Other non-fiction reading times