How Long to Read Contrary

How Long Does it Take to Read Contrary?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Contrary by Ruth Roach Pierson

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

Description

The oppositional emotions that follow the loss of a loved one are beautifully articulated in this poetry collection. While humour, fond remembrance, and wry awareness break through, contrariness tinges many of the poems—rooted in rueful self-examination, in feelings of living at cross purposes with the expected and the polite, and in seeing the world aslant. At the heart of the collection is an unflinching portrayal of the emotional maelstrom that overtook the poet as she faced the death of her only brother. These are poems that mount an opposition; poems that contradict and argue, sometimes...

How long is Contrary?

Contrary by Ruth Roach Pierson is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Contrary Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Contrary aloud.

What Reading Level is Contrary?

Contrary is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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