How Long to Read Madness

How Long Does it Take to Read Madness?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Madness by Ken Strauss

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

Description

An orphaned Jewish girl, Rachel Bader, born 1895 in Budapest is raised by a German countess, with whose son she falls in love and marries. The marriage is only a few weeks old when Seigfried, is sent with the Kaiser's armies to invade Belgium. Wounded at the battle of Mons he is nursed back to health by Edith Cavell, an Englishwoman. Shortly thereafter Cavell is caught helping Allied soldiers trapped behind the lines, is tried for treason and sentenced to death. It is Seigfried who captains the firing squad and who must finish Cavell off with a pistol shot to the head. There is a worldwide outcry against the killing of a nurse but the living victim is Seigfried. The next time Rachel sees him, he has become mad. Rachel must live with this madman during the chaos and economic calamity of post-war Germany. Her discovery of her Jewish past coincides with the rise of National Socialism and she has a son just as the anti-Jewish laws are being passed. Her escape from this hell takes her to Spain, where in the thirties she fights with the German contingent of the International Brigades. She is gravely wounded during the battles around Madrid and must face a long recovery in the Fascist zone. But she is not alone. Janek is a Polish Jew who has fought alongside her in the Internationals and now nurses her back to health. Both are then deported to Fascist Germany where they must face the Gestapo, concentration camp as well as Seigfried, the madman who is now one of Hitler's black shirts. After a harrowing escape they follow the deported Polish-German Jews into the No-Mans Land of Zbonszyn where they are among the few who bring aid and comfort. They then fight the Wehrmacht in the Warsaw ghetto while caring for their young daughter, Myriam. Rachel's final struggle is against Hitler, as a pamphlet writer and smuggler for the Hamburg branch of the White Rose. She is innocently betrayed by a little girl, caught and sentenced to death. Madness is her life story as written for Myriam from Stadelheim Prison, Munich. The last entry is on January 29, 1945, the day she was beheaded.

How long is Madness?

Madness by Ken Strauss is 388 pages long, and a total of 100,104 words.

This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Madness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 7 minutes to read Madness aloud.

What Reading Level is Madness?

Madness 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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