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How long does it take to read The Drama of the Gifted Child?

Alice Miller

The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller takes about 2 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 2 hours 24 minutes

An evening's read

First published 1979. 131 pages, about 36,025 words.

5 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 4 hours
Average, 250 words a minute 2 hours 24 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 1 hour 30 minutes

The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Examines the cyclical patterns of parental exploitation and the resulting loss of self-esteem in their children.

Subjects: Narcissism, Pathological Psychology, Self-esteem, Gifted children, Mental health, Adult child abuse victims

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