How Long to Read When She Was Good

How Long Does it Take to Read When She Was Good?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read When She Was Good by Philip Roth

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

Description

In this funny and chilling novel, the setting is a small town in the 1940s Midwest, and the subject is the heart of a wounded and ferociously moralistic young woman, one of those implacable American moralists whose "goodness" is a terrible disease. When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail. Ever since then she has been trying to reform the men around her, even if that ultimately means destroying herself in the process. With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of...

How long is When She Was Good?

When She Was Good by Philip Roth is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read When She Was Good Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read When She Was Good aloud.

What Reading Level is When She Was Good?

When She Was Good 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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