How Long to Read Examined Lives

How Long Does it Take to Read Examined Lives?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Examined Lives by Roberta Reb Allen

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

Description

Gretchen Richard was a vivacious, competent woman who moved to Chicago on her twentieth birthday and began her rise in the hospitality industry. In her off hours, she devoured the nightlife with a string of young swain who wanted to marry her. But in 1950 after she had already become a wife and mother, everything changed for Gretchen when Dr. Walter Freeman pronounced her a paranoid schizophrenic on a Friday and performed a lobotomy the following Monday, robbing her of her drive and sparkle forever. In a compelling memoir and family history, Roberta Reb Allen shares a fascinating glimpse into her mother, Gretchen’s, journey before, during, and after the lobotomy as she was adjudged insane and institutionalized for periods of time. Utilizing family letters, diaries, scrapbooks, medical records, an unpublished novel, poetry, photographs, and the writings of Walter Freeman, Allen sheds light on the effects the lobotomy had on her mother and herself as well as the societal and familial forces that fostered their mental illnesses, all while giving a long-awaited voice to the female patient whose lobotomy was completely unnecessary. Examined Lives provides a candid look at mental illness while offering hope for overcoming even the most debilitating psychological conditions with the right kind of support.

How long is Examined Lives?

Examined Lives by Roberta Reb Allen is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Examined Lives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Examined Lives aloud.

What Reading Level is Examined Lives?

Examined Lives 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.

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