How Long to Read Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers by J. G. Rothberg

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

Description

I love you, Marilyn Monroe. I love you. I want to be you. Anna vividly remembers the moment Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy in Madison Square Garden. Hundreds of miles away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the thirty-two-year-old is struck by the iconic blonde's beauty. Anna, who has just buried her mother, and has suffered through her father's death three months before, is confronting the fact that she is all alone in the world. Marilyn is never alone. In this novel of the changing culture of the 1960s, J. G. Rothberg chronicles one woman's journey through the world of pop art, celebrity, and political icons. Anna sells the family home and moves briefly to Hollywood, California, and soon after to New York City where she hopes to reconnect with a childhood acquaintance. She may remember Andy Warhol as just an old classmate, but he's become a legend in the art world. As Anna tries to get closer to her famous friend, she's pursued by both his aide, Nick Boxer, and an art critic, Ethan Saks Nick, Ethan, and Anna become inseparable, and Anna tries to cover over the agony of her past by transforming into a Marilyn Monroe doppelganger. She soon discovers that being Marilyn won't protect her from heartbreak and other dangers. The story ends in a surprise, emotional bang as Anna lay in a coma, and JFK is murdered. "Memoirs of a Woman With Two Lovers" sums up the conflicting emotions of the time, bringing together its idealism and its darker side. Written against a backdrop of Kennedy loves, won and lost with Monroe, Free Love, and Andy Warhol, for readers who yearn for a glimpse into the Pop culture, and loves of the time. The novel intertwines fiction, historical figures, and the Zeitgeist for a perceptive look at American history. "Memoirs of a Woman With Two Lovers" directs its story at adult readers of all ages; the historical novel delivers all this, with a good dose of eroticism thrown in for good measure.

How long is Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers?

Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers by J. G. Rothberg is 378 pages long, and a total of 97,524 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers aloud.

What Reading Level is Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers?

Memoirs of a Woman with Two Lovers 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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