Appetites
Caroline Knapp
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at 250 WPM3h 44m
The average reader, reading at a speed of 250 WPM, would take 3h 44m to read Appetites.
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Appetites
Published
April 13, 2004
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pages
224
ISBN-13
9781582432267
ISBN-10
1582432260
Description
What do women want? Did Freud have any idea how difficult that question would become for women to answer? In Appetites, Caroline Knapp confronts that question and boldly reframes it, asking instead: How does a woman know, and then honor, what it is she wants in a culture bent on shaping, defining, and controlling women and their desires? In this, her final book, completed shortly before her death last June, she turns her eye toward how a woman's appetite--for food, for love, for work, and for pleasure--is shaped and constrained by culture. She uses her early battle with anorexia as a powerful exploration of what can happen when we are divorced from our most basic hungers--and offers her own success as testament to the joy of saying "I want."
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Appetites?
This edition of Appetites has approximately 224 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Appetites?
For most readers, Appetites typically takes between 4h 40m and 3h 7m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 56,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 3h 44m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 8 days • Estimated word count: 56,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Appetites?
The estimated word count for Appetites is approximately 56,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Appetites?
Appetites was written by Caroline Knapp.
When was Appetites published?
The publication date for this specific edition is April 13, 2004. The original work may have been published on a different date.