How long does it take to read Spring Awakening?
Frank Wedekind
Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind takes about 1 hour 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 39 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1800. 90 pages, about 24,750 words. Written for young adults.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 52 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A tragi-comedy of teenage sex. Its fourteen-year-old heroine, Wendla, is killed by abortion pills. The young Moritz, terrorized by the world around him, and especially by his teachers, shoots himself. The ending seems likely to be the suicide of Moritz's friend, Melchior, but in a confrontation with a mysterious stranger (the famous Masked Man) he finally manages to shed his illusions and face the consequences.
Subjects: German drama, Teenage pregnancy, Suicidal behavior, Teenagers, Drama, Sexual behavior
