How Long to Read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal??

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

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

Description

A New York Times bestseller: The “magnificent” memoir by one of the bravest and most original writers of our time—“A tour de force of literature and love” (Vogue). One of the New York Times’ “50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years” Jeanette Winterson’s bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Her internationally best-selling debut, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, tells the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents, and has become a staple of required reading in contemporary fiction classes. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a “singular and electric” memoir about a life’s work to find happiness (The New York Times). It is a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in a north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the universe as a cosmic dustbin. It is the story of how a painful past, rose to haunt the author later in life, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother. It is also a book about the power of literature, showing how fiction and poetry can form a string of guiding lights, or a life raft that supports us when we are sinking. Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded story of the search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.

How long is Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal??

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? aloud.

What Reading Level is Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal??

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is suitable for students ages 10 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 Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal??

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