How long does it take to read How to Be a Jewish Mother?
How to Be a Jewish Mother by Dan Greenburg takes about 1 hour 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 49 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1964. 99 pages, about 27,225 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the foreward, Dan mentions that Jewish motherhood, in his definition, is a state of mind. You don't have to be Jewish, you don't have to be a mother, to treat someone like a Jewish Mother. It could be your barber, stylist, teacher, boss, co-worker, anybody can take on this role. He tells the classic joke about the Jewish Mother who gives her son two ties for Hanukah. He, being a good son, and wanting to please his mother, wears one to their next visit. She immediately notices and asks, "What's the matter, you didn't like the other one? It's this kind of ironic, no-win predicament that distinguishes the relationship. The book is humorous, to be sure, and somewhat sad for those of us who grew up in this environment.
Subjects: Humor, Mothers, Psychology, Jewish wit and humor, Humor, general, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire
