How Long to Read In the Open Hand

By Gary Chartier

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Open Hand?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 25 minutes to read In the Open Hand by Gary Chartier

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

Description

This open-ended narrative, embodied in a sequence of sonnets, traces the arc of love, elegantly examining the peregrinations of delight, desire, devotion, attachment, friendship, and care. In the Open Hand sensitively limns the ongoing dance between intimacy and distance, between welcoming embrace and respect for otherness. Reveling in a love of language and ably deploying the language of love, it engages honestly and compassionately with fear even as it brims with hope. "W. H. Auden said 'A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.' With this as a...

How long is In the Open Hand?

In the Open Hand by Gary Chartier is 84 pages long, and a total of 21,336 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 26% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Open Hand Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 56 minutes to read In the Open Hand aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Open Hand?

In the Open Hand 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.

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

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