How Long to Read Halfborn Woman

How Long Does it Take to Read Halfborn Woman?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Halfborn Woman by V. Diane WoodBrown

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

Description

A poignant, breathtaking debut, "Halfborn Woman is the story of Arlen, a painfully observant girl who comes of age in early '70s Tampa, Florida. When Arlen's charming rogue of a father walks out on the family, everything changes, and her mother, Olivia, a woman whose passion and insecurity make her difficult in the best of times, now rides a terrifying slide between depression and rage. Arlen is left to play handmaiden and cheerleader to a woman who, feeling brutally rejected, now rejects her. Only in tthe aftermath of one of her mother's increasingly frequent beatings can Arlen find something like the love she's been denied, finally cradled in Livvi's apologetic arms. Nor can she find any real support in the new life her father has created for himself and the irredeemably banal trophy wife he's picked up. And, trying desperately to make her way between these two worlds, Arlen finds herself ever more lost. Unable to accept the true affection of her first boyfriend, Shems, she experiments instead with the fascination she is able to engender in a middle-aged neighbor. But nowhere is she able to replace the love she feels her mother denies her. And as her life at home moves almost inevitably into deepending cycles of abuse, Arlen soon begins to test her own limits-and those of the life that now traps her. With language that is as surefooted as it is evocative, Woodbrown has written a book that will captivate every reader who knows the pain and promise of young womanhood, as well as every reader who wants to remember it.

How long is Halfborn Woman?

Halfborn Woman by V. Diane WoodBrown is 222 pages long, and a total of 55,944 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Halfborn Woman Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 5 minutes to read Halfborn Woman aloud.

What Reading Level is Halfborn Woman?

Halfborn Woman 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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