About This Book
The idyllic lives of civic-minded environmentalists Patty and Walter Berglund come into question when their son moves in with aggressive Republican neighbors, green lawyer Walter takes a job in the coal industry, and go-getter Patty becomes increasingly unstable and enraged.
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Reading Time Estimates
15h 32m
slow reader
180 WPM
11h 11m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 59m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 167,750 words📅 23 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
11 h 11 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
12 h 26 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
18 h 38 min
Audio 2x
9 h 19 min
That's about:
- 📅23 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇23 commutes of 30 min each