It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This novel begins in the 1960s in a small Wisconsin town, when a young boy, Mac, finds out that his beautiful handicapped older sister, Madeline, is in fact his father's first wife. A terrible cycling accident left her braindamaged, with the intellect of a six-year-old. When Aaron remarried he and his second wife then took in Madeline and treated her as one of their own children. Jane Hamilton, with her usual humour and keen observation of human relationships, deftly explores notions of childhood innocence and a breach between two branches of a large family that spans several decades of wars...
When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read When Madeline Was Young aloud.
When Madeline Was Young is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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