It takes the average reader 1 hour and 32 minutes to read A Wave by John Ashbery
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
First published in 1984 and now appearing in a new edition, A Wave is widely considered one of Ashbery's finest books of poetry. The 44 pieces collected here--particularly the long title-poem--find the poet applying his uniquely lyric, meditative, and often hilarious sensibility to the mysterious and incessant curves and crests of love, art, thought, experience, and selfhood.
A Wave by John Ashbery is 89 pages long, and a total of 23,051 words.
This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 5 minutes to read A Wave aloud.
A Wave is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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