How Long to Read Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy

How Long Does it Take to Read Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 35 minutes to read Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy by Frances Kiernan

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

Description

A revealing portrait of the dramatic life of writer and intellectual Mary McCarthy. From her Partisan Review days to her controversial success as the author of The Group, to an epic libel battle with Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy brought a nineteenth-century scope and drama to her emblematic twentieth-century life. Dubbed by Time as "quite possibly the cleverest woman America has ever produced," McCarthy moved in a circle of ferociously sharp-tongued intellectuals—all of whom had plenty to say about this diamond in their midst. Frances Kiernan's biography does justice to one of the most...

How long is Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy?

Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy by Frances Kiernan is 848 pages long, and a total of 218,784 words.

This makes it 286% the length of the average book. It also has 267% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 55 minutes to read Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy aloud.

What Reading Level is Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy?

Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy 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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