It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read At the Mercy of Their Clothes by Celia Marshik
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In much of modern fiction, it is the clothes that make the character. Garments embody personal and national histories. They convey wealth, status, aspiration, and morality (or a lack thereof). They suggest where characters have been and where they might be headed, as well as whether or not they are aware of their fate. At the Mercy of Their Clothes explores the agency of fashion in modern literature, its reflection of new relations between people and things, and its embodiment of a rapidly changing society confronted by war and cultural and economic upheaval. In some cases, people need...
At the Mercy of Their Clothes by Celia Marshik is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read At the Mercy of Their Clothes aloud.
At the Mercy of Their Clothes is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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