How Long to Read Birthmark

How Long Does it Take to Read Birthmark?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 1 minute to read Birthmark by Jon Marcelino Pineda

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

Description

In Jon Pineda’s debut collection Birthmark, loss takes the shape of a scar, memory the shape of a childhood, and identity the shape of a birthmark on a lover’s thigh. Like water taking the form of its container, Pineda’s poems swell to fill the lines of his experiences. Against the backdrop of Tidewater, Virginia’s crabs and cicadas, Pineda invokes his mestizo—the Tagalog word for being half Filipino—childhood, weaving laments for a tenuous paternal relationship and the loss of a sibling. Channeling these fragmented memories into a new discovery of self, Birthmark reclaims an identity,...

How long is Birthmark?

Birthmark by Jon Marcelino Pineda is 61 pages long, and a total of 15,311 words.

This makes it 21% the length of the average book. It also has 19% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Birthmark Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 23 minutes to read Birthmark aloud.

What Reading Level is Birthmark?

Birthmark is suitable for students ages 8 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.

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Where Can I Buy Birthmark?

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