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The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Perks of Being a Wallflower runs an estimated 6.8 hours (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8est. listening hrs
4.3★108 ratings
Young Adultgenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Perks of Being a Wallflower at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 70% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 24% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 162 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a weekend-size listen at 6.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

Now with a brand-new afterword to mark the 20th anniversary of a beloved cult classic! The #1 New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Also a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic. The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show . Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Perks of Being a Wallflower as an audiobook?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower runs about 6.8 hours, our estimate from its 231 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Can I listen to The Perks of Being a Wallflower free?

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When was The Perks of Being a Wallflower first published?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was first published in 1999.