How Long to Read This Close to Happy

How Long Does it Take to Read This Close to Happy?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read This Close to Happy by Daphne Merkin

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

Description

A New York Times Book Review Favorite Read of 2016 “Despair is always described as dull,” writes Daphne Merkin, “when the truth is that despair has a light all its own, a lunar glow, the color of mottled silver.” This Close to Happy—Merkin’s rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression—captures this strange light. Daphne Merkin has been hospitalized three times: first, in grade school, for childhood depression; years later, after her daughter was born, for severe postpartum depression; and later still, after her mother died, for obsessive suicidal...

How long is This Close to Happy?

This Close to Happy by Daphne Merkin is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read This Close to Happy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read This Close to Happy aloud.

What Reading Level is This Close to Happy?

This Close to Happy 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.

Where Can I Buy This Close to Happy?

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