How Long to Read Bed

How Long Does it Take to Read Bed?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 36 minutes to read Bed by Elizabeth Metzger

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Let me confess to having taken the easy way in. My mind first went to the noun (where we sleep), then to the verb ('to sleep with'). Yours may have too, but the more time you spend with this remarkable book, the more you might come to think of planting, tending, picking. A bed of roses--or indeed, no bed of roses. Elizabeth Metzger's poems act as both repositories and engines of mystery, of 'secrets other secrets / have rubbed away,' yet their mysteriousness never feels coy. There's a difference between hiding information and asserting control over how it's revealed. 'I stayed off-center,'she writes, and to me this has always seemed like one of the better places from which to view things, but hers is furthermore a poetry that recognizes, as Gertrude Stein put it, 'there is no use in a center.' Among Metzger's many gifts is her ability to describe complicated positions simply, facing down the conundrums of language and perspective to devastating effect: 'The children left me. / You say they came.' Poetry.

How long is Bed?

Bed by Elizabeth Metzger is 95 pages long, and a total of 24,225 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Bed aloud.

What Reading Level is Bed?

Bed is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Bed?

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