Word Count for Literary Fiction
The word count range for Literary Fiction is 80,000 to 110,000. With The Road at 58,702 words and The Goldfinch at 296,582 words, this genre (also known as General or Commercial Fiction) tends to have a wide range. Still, a book such as Life of Pi at 98,783 words is more on target. Here are more examples:
| 80,000 - | |
 The Great Gatsby |
47,094 |
 The Road |
58,702 |
 The Catcher in the Rye |
73,404 |
 The English Patient |
82,370 |
 The Joy Luck Club |
89,682 |
| 90,000 | |
 Room |
91,281 |
 The Lovely Bones |
97,914 |
 Life of Pi |
98,783 |
 To Kill a Mockingbird |
99,121 |
 Water for Elephants |
99,969 |
| 100,000 + | |
 The Kite Runner |
107,052 |
 Atonement |
123,378 |
 The Casual Vacancy |
162,152 |
 Middlesex |
194,952 |
 The Goldfinch |
296,582 |