How Long to Read Houseboat Days

How Long Does it Take to Read Houseboat Days?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Houseboat Days by John Ashbery

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

Description

Is poetry the act of putting something together, or the art of taking something apart? Houseboat Days, one of John Ashbery’s most celebrated collections, offers its own answer Remarkable for its introspection and for the response it elicited when it was first published in 1977, Houseboat Days is Ashbery’s much-discussed follow-up to his 1975 masterpiece Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, and remains one of his most studied books to date. Houseboat Days begins with the moving, unforgettable poem “Street Musicians,” an allegory of artistic and personal loss that came ten years after the death of...

How long is Houseboat Days?

Houseboat Days by John Ashbery is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Houseboat Days Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Houseboat Days aloud.

What Reading Level is Houseboat Days?

Houseboat Days 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.

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