How Long to Read Owed

By Joshua Bennett

How Long Does it Take to Read Owed?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read Owed by Joshua Bennett

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

Description

From a 2021 Whiting Award and Guggenheim Fellow recipient, a “rhapsodic, rigorous poetry collection, which pays homage to everyday Black experience in the U.S.” (The New Yorker) Gregory Pardlo described Joshua Bennett's first collection of poetry, The Sobbing School, as an "arresting debut" that was "abounding in tenderness and rich with character," with a "virtuosic kind of code switching." Bennett's new collection, Owed, is a book with celebration at its center. Its primary concern is how we might mend the relationship between ourselves and the people, spaces, and objects we have been...

How long is Owed?

Owed by Joshua Bennett is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Owed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read Owed aloud.

What Reading Level is Owed?

Owed 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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