Norwegian Wood
At your speed≈ 6 hrs
Pages298
Audiobook≈ 10 hrs
298 pages works out to roughly 89,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 6 hrs — a weekend's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.91 out of 5, from 1,593 ratings.
How long does it take to read Norwegian Wood?
Norwegian Wood is 298 pages, or roughly 89,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 8½ hrs |
| Average | 250 | 6 hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 3½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read Norwegian Wood?
- About 6 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Norwegian Wood runs 298 pages, roughly 89,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 8½ hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 3½ hrs.
- How many pages is Norwegian Wood?
- 298 pages, which is about 89,000 words and 6 hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is Norwegian Wood worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.91 out of 5, from 1,593 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 298 pages and about 6 hrs of your time, or 3½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is the Norwegian Wood audiobook?
- About 10 hrs, estimated from the 89,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before.…
Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman. A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.
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