Just wondering why this book is smaller every time I look it up. Did an editor go crazy with a red pen or something? King originally said the book was over 1,500 manuscript pages, which of course only indicates it is very long. But it is still a mystery why the page count varies so much. Are these special editions? No tall of them!
.
King described the novel as "very, very long", saying "I tried this once before when I was a lot younger and the project was just too big for me". (wikipedia)
- "Weighing in at a whopping 1,120 pages" Guardian
- "Page Count: 1088" Cemetary Dance, s.k.com, overlookconnection -- and others.
- "Format: Hardcover, 1038 pages" walmart.com
- "the finished book will have 896 pages" Lilja's Library
The final page in the US edition galley is 1074. The UK galleys are somewhat smaller, on the order of 890 pages. It's all about font and layout.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bev! I thought it must be something like that. . . or someone in the editorial department was getting happy with their sissors.
ReplyDeleteYou know we are all anxiously awaiting your King companion!