How Long to Read Monsters under Glass

How Long Does it Take to Read Monsters under Glass?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Monsters under Glass by Jane Desmarais

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

Description

Monsters under Glass explores our enduring fascination with hothouses and exotic blooms, from their rise in ancient times, through the Victorian vogue for plant collecting, to the vegetable monsters of twentieth-century science fiction and the movies, comics, and video games of the present day. Our interest in hothouses can be traced back to the Roman emperor Tiberius, but it was only in the early nineteenth century that a boom in exotic plant collecting and new glasshouse technologies stimulated the imagination of novelists, poets, and artists, and the hothouse entered the creative language in a highly charged way. Decadent writers in England and Europe—including Charles Baudelaire and Oscar Wilde—transformed the hothouse from a functional object to a powerful metaphor of metropolitan life, sexuality, and being replete with a dark underside of decay and death; and of consciousness itself, nurtured and dissected under glass. In a study as wide-ranging, vivid, and beautiful as our beloved exotic blooms themselves, Jane Desmarais charts the history and influence of these humid, tropical worlds and their creations, providing a steamy window onto our recent past.

How long is Monsters under Glass?

Monsters under Glass by Jane Desmarais is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Monsters under Glass Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Monsters under Glass aloud.

What Reading Level is Monsters under Glass?

Monsters under Glass is suitable for students ages 12 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 Monsters under Glass?

Monsters under Glass by Jane Desmarais is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Monsters under Glass by Jane Desmarais on Amazon click the button below.