How Long to Read Pity the Beautiful

How Long Does it Take to Read Pity the Beautiful?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Pity the Beautiful by Dana Gioia

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

Description

The long-awaited fourth collection by one of America's foremost poets O Lord of indirection and ellipses, ignore our prayers. Deliver us from distraction. Slow our heartbeat to a cricket's call. --from “Prophecy” Pity the Beautiful is Dana Gioia's first new poetry book in over a decade. Its emotional revelations and careful construction are hard won, inventive, and resilient. These new poems show Gioia's craftsmanship at its finest, its most mature, as they make music, crack wise, remember the dead, and in a long, central poem even tell ghost stories.

How long is Pity the Beautiful?

Pity the Beautiful by Dana Gioia is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pity the Beautiful Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Pity the Beautiful aloud.

What Reading Level is Pity the Beautiful?

Pity the Beautiful 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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