How Long to Read Asylum

By Christopher Payne

How Long Does it Take to Read Asylum?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 36 minutes to read Asylum by Christopher Payne

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Powerful photographs of the grand exteriors and crumbling interiors of America's abandoned state mental hospitals. For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, over 250 institutions for the insane were built throughout the United States; by 1948, they housed more than a half million patients. The blueprint for these hospitals was set by Pennsylvania hospital superintendant Thomas Story Kirkbride: a central administration building flanked symmetrically by pavilions and...

How long is Asylum?

Asylum by Christopher Payne is 209 pages long, and a total of 54,131 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Asylum Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Asylum aloud.

What Reading Level is Asylum?

Asylum is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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