How Long to Read More Matter

How Long Does it Take to Read More Matter?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 57 minutes to read More Matter by John Updike

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

Description

In this collection of nonfiction pieces, John Updike gathers his responses to nearly two hundred invitations into print, each “an opportunity to make something beautiful, to find within oneself a treasure that would otherwise remain buried.” Introductions, reviews, and humorous essays, paragraphs on New York, religion, and lust—here is “more matter” commissioned by an age that, as the author remarks in his Preface, calls for “real stuff . . . not for the obliquities and tenuosities of fiction.” Still, the novelist’s shaping hand, his gift for telling detail, can be detected in many of these...

How long is More Matter?

More Matter by John Updike is 928 pages long, and a total of 239,424 words.

This makes it 313% the length of the average book. It also has 293% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read More Matter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 21 hours and 48 minutes to read More Matter aloud.

What Reading Level is More Matter?

More Matter 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 More Matter?

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