How long does it take to read Sweet Bird of Youth?
Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams takes about 2 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 12 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1959. 120 pages, about 33,000 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A masseur-gigolo takes a has-been actress from Hollywood to his home in the South, believing that her money and faded glamour might help him achieve a life-long dream.
Subjects: Drama, American drama, Motion picture actors and actresses, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
