It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read The Right to Live by Phillip Lesbirel
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Outed at school, Maurice runs from the hell he finds himself in and seeks help from a gay organization but decides to return home. His father is very homophobic and beats him severely landing him in hospital. He attempts suicide, is taken from his parents, and the children's court place him in foster care but again he is surrounded by homo phobics and runs away to the city. He has to survive and becomes a prostitute, becoming mixed up with drugs, murder and police corruption. His life becomes a living hell but he is a survivor and meets a man who ultimately becomes his lover; an unlikely lover for he is his pimp. Maurice's life goes from bad to worse and back to bad but he finds love and a better lifestyle only to lose all he holds dear. A story of youth suicide, society's lack of awareness to gay youth problems, young male and female prostitution, drugs and murder; love, hate and degradation. This story has funny moments, tearful and poignant moments, so have a box of tissues handy.
The Right to Live by Phillip Lesbirel is 276 pages long, and a total of 70,656 words.
This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 26 minutes to read The Right to Live aloud.
The Right to Live 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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