How long does it take to read Deaf Like Me?
Thomas S. Spradley
Deaf Like Me by Thomas S. Spradley takes about 5 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 283 pages, about 77,825 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Deaf Like Me is a family memoir by Thomas Spradley, written with his brother James, about the Spradleys' daughter Lynn. Born in 1965 after her mother was exposed to rubella during a widespread outbreak, Lynn is found to be profoundly deaf. Her parents, Tom and Louise, and her older brother Bruce confront a communication gap at home. Following the oralist approach common at the time, they focus on lip-reading and speech, using an auditory trainer and a hearing aid. The book follows the family's moves around the country and their search for ways to reach Lynn.
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Subjects: Deaf, Deaf children, Family relationships, Means of communication, Kind, Gehörlosigkeit
