How Long to Read Before Evil

How Long Does it Take to Read Before Evil?

It takes the average reader 28 hours and 59 minutes to read Before Evil by Brandon K. Gauthier

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

Description

Should we humanize the world's most inhumane leaders? Adolf Hitler. Joseph Stalin. Benito Mussolini. Mao Zedong. Kim Il Sung. Vladimir Lenin. These cruel dictators wrote their names on the pages of history in the blood of countless innocent victims. Yet they themselves were once young people searching for their place in the world, dealing with challenges many of us face—parental authority, education, romance, loss—and doing so in ways that might be uncomfortably familiar. Historian Brandon K. Gauthier has created a fascinating work—epic yet intimate, well-researched but immensely readable, clear-eyed and empathetic—looking at the lives of these six dictators, with a focus on their youths. We watch Lenin’s older brother executed at the hands of the Tsar’s police—an event that helped radicalize this overachieving high-schooler. We observe Stalin grappling with the death of his young, beautiful wife. We see Hitler’s mother mourning the loss of three young children—and determined that her first son to survive infancy would find his place in the world. The purpose isn’t to excuse or simply explain these horrible men, but rather to treat them with the empathy they themselves too often lacked. We may prefer to hold such lives at arm’s length so as to demonize them at will, but this book reminds us that these monstrous rulers were also human beings—and perhaps more relatable than we’d like.

How long is Before Evil?

Before Evil by Brandon K. Gauthier is 1,679 pages long, and a total of 434,861 words.

This makes it 567% the length of the average book. It also has 531% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Before Evil Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 39 hours and 36 minutes to read Before Evil aloud.

What Reading Level is Before Evil?

Before Evil 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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