How Long to Read Surpassing Pleasure

How Long Does it Take to Read Surpassing Pleasure?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Surpassing Pleasure by John Slater

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

Description

‘What you’re after comes before and haunts your wanting it....’ Surpassing Pleasure pulls hard in two directions. Launching for ‘the every-coloured light / streaming through the bright rose-window,’ or savouring ‘flow caught longing for the ground,’ the poems arrive at surprised moments of fusion; for instance, the poet Li Po in ‘Overboard’ who, in his attempt to embrace the moon’s reflection on the water, comes to ‘rest on the bottom of / the duckpond.’ Whether straining at the leash of formal constraints like a watchdog ‘hot on the trail of his own release’ ... or nestling into them like ‘bees nuzzling into ... rain-wet petals,’ Slater combines density and compression with an expressive, fluent music. Open forms, even at their most ragged and disjunctive, remain rhythmically knit and crafted, while the occasional sonnet, villanelle, or ghazal retains something of the ease and authenticity of speech.

How long is Surpassing Pleasure?

Surpassing Pleasure by John Slater 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read Surpassing Pleasure Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Surpassing Pleasure aloud.

What Reading Level is Surpassing Pleasure?

Surpassing Pleasure 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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