It takes the average reader 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Receptive Bodies by Leo Bersani
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Leo Bersani, known for his provocative interrogations of psychoanalysis, sexuality, and the human body, centers his latest book on a surprisingly simple image: a newborn baby simultaneously crying out and drawing its first breath. These twin ideas—absorption and expulsion, the intake of physical and emotional nourishment and the exhalation of breath—form the backbone of Receptive Bodies, a thoughtful new essay collection. These titular bodies range from fetuses in utero to fully eroticized adults, all the way to celestial giants floating in space. Bersani illustrates his exploration of the...
Receptive Bodies by Leo Bersani is 149 pages long, and a total of 38,591 words.
This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Receptive Bodies aloud.
Receptive Bodies is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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