How Long to Read Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors

How Long Does it Take to Read Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors by Lisa Appignanesi

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

Description

“[A work of] wit, wisdom and richness. . . . A grand tour of derangement, from matricide to anorexia.” —John Leonard, Harper’s This fascinating history of mind doctors and their patients probes the ways in which madness, badness, and sadness have been understood over the last two centuries. Lisa Appignanesi charts a story from the days when the mad were considered possessed to our own century when the official psychiatric manual lists some 350 mental disorders. Women play a key role here, both as patients—among them Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Marilyn Monroe—and as therapists....

How long is Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors?

Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors by Lisa Appignanesi is 560 pages long, and a total of 140,000 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors aloud.

What Reading Level is Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors?

Mad, Bad, and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors 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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