How Long to Read You Don't Know Me

By Wally Lamb

How Long Does it Take to Read You Don't Know Me?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read You Don't Know Me by Wally Lamb

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

Description

In a new collection of essays,New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb guides the writing of the inmates at York Correctional Institution into moments of honesty and revelation, presenting the truths discovered during incarceration An adopted woman searching for her origins discovers she was born in prison. A bank robber reminisces about her first theft in kindergarten. A prisoner serving a life sentence examines the nature of time. A young woman dreams of escape not from prison but from addiction and will sadly fail at both. These are just a few of the stories found inYou Don't Know Me: The Incarcerated Women of York Prison Voice Their Truths. For more than twenty years,New York Times bestselling novelist Wally Lamb has led a writing workshop for the women at the York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only prison for women. InYou Don't Know Me, their autobiographical essays challenge our assumptions about the incarcerated and the criminal justice system. The fifteen stories presented here offer an honest look at a group of women who write to confront and transcend their histories and their lives in prison, gaining valuable insight along the way. Alongside the women's writing is Lamb's own chapter devoted to his reunion with several of his former students--ex-offenders who discuss their lives after prison and their reentry into aworld dramatically changed by technology, altered family dynamics, and cultural shifts. In discussion with Lamb, the women movingly recount their reintegration into society, the challenges of finding work, the value of family and support systems, and the ways in which their writing enhanced their rehabilitation. Tackling timely themes and centered on the important issues of mass incarceration and draconian sentencing practices,You Don't Know Me is a bracing call for rehabilitation and reform using stories that underline the humanity within us all.

How long is You Don't Know Me?

You Don't Know Me by Wally Lamb is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read You Don't Know Me Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read You Don't Know Me aloud.

What Reading Level is You Don't Know Me?

You Don't Know Me 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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