How long does it take to read Surpassing the Love of Men?
Romantic Friendship and Love between Women from the Renaissance to the Present
Surpassing the Love of Men by Lillian Faderman takes about 9 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1981. 496 pages, about 136,400 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Draws a variety of sources from the writings of Henry James to the Ladies Home Journal to explore 500 years of friendship and love between women and to cast light on shifting female sexuality theories. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Reissue.
Subjects: History, Lesbianism, Love, Psychology, Lesbians, Female friendship
