It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Bruising by Mischa Merz
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Bruising is the story of Merz's long love affair with the art of boxing - from throwing and receiving her first punches - to competing in an Australian amateur title fight and beyond. Boxing opens her to new ideas about what it means to be a woman, it tests her courage as well as her physical limitations and connects her with others in unexpected ways. It provides her with the thrilling and often hilarious background against which to examine myths about feminine virtue and physical weakness.Bruising, which was short listed for the Dobbie Award in 2001, and this latest edition is updated with new material based on a trip to New York where Merz spent time training with the women at one of America's oldest and most famous boxing gyms.
Bruising by Mischa Merz is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.
This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Bruising aloud.
Bruising is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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