How Long to Read Lifers

How Long Does it Take to Read Lifers?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read Lifers by John Irwin

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

Description

John Irwin writes about prisons from an unusual academic perspective. Before receiving a Ph.D. in sociology, he served five years in a California state penitentiary for armed robbery. This is his sixth book on imprisonment – an ethnography of prisoners who have served more than twenty years in a California correctional institution. The purpose of the book is to take issue with the conventional wisdom on homicide, society’s purposes of imprisonment, and offenders’ reformability. Through the lifers’ stories, he reveals what happens to prisoners serving very long sentences in correctional...

How long is Lifers?

Lifers by John Irwin is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lifers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Lifers aloud.

What Reading Level is Lifers?

Lifers is suitable for students ages 10 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.

Where Can I Buy Lifers?

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