How long does it take to read The Fever?
Wallace Shawn
The Fever by Wallace Shawn takes about 1 hour 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1991. 68 pages, about 18,700 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A SLIGHT ACHE is set in an English country garden. A couple invites in an old matchseller. Both husband and wife have bizarre "conversations" with the silent old man. THE COLLECTION is a story of the relations between two couples, one homosexual and the other heterosexual. THE DWARFS is a radio play.
Subjects: Drama, Witnesses, Political persecution, Tourists, Travelers, Self-doubt
