It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read One Hundred Great Books in Haiku by David M. Bader
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the sixteenth century, Japanese monks developed the Haiku, a poem consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables. Now, in The Loose Canon, David Bader applies this ancient poetic form to 100 Great Books. From Homer to Milton to Dostoyevsky, the entire literary canon is finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans. The formal requirements of the haiku have, admittedly, necessitated a few cuts, such as characters, plot, dialogue and descriptive passages. Still, these are small sacrifices in view of the huge savings in time and shelf space. Avoid eyestrain...
One Hundred Great Books in Haiku by David M. Bader is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read One Hundred Great Books in Haiku aloud.
One Hundred Great Books in Haiku is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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