How Long to Read Happy Hour

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy Hour?

It takes the average reader and 45 minutes to read Happy Hour by Alan Shapiro

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

Description

A nominee for the 1987 National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, this new collection contains poems that use their calm surfaces to restrain difficult and unshapely material. The longer poems, narratives of considerable power, display a generosity of detail and insight and seem more like versified short stories than poems. The character studies like "Extra," "Anatomy Lesson," and the title poem recall the bitterness in similar poems by Randall Jarrell or Anthony Hecht. The chilling poem "Neighbors" tells the story of a young couple, whose downstairs neighbor, a crone who sings old love...

How long is Happy Hour?

Happy Hour by Alan Shapiro is 45 pages long, and a total of 11,475 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy Hour Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 2 minutes to read Happy Hour aloud.

What Reading Level is Happy Hour?

Happy Hour 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.

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

Where Can I Buy Happy Hour?

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