How Long to Read The Amputee's Guide to Sex

How Long Does it Take to Read The Amputee's Guide to Sex?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 32 minutes to read The Amputee's Guide to Sex by Jillian Weise

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

Description

A paradigm-shifting collection about disability and desire, recontextualized with an introduction by one of our most provocative contemporary poets. When Jillian Weise wrote The Amputee’s Guide to Sex, it was with the intention of changing the conversation around disability; essentially, she was tired of seeing "cripples" portrayed as asexual characters. The collection that resulted is a powerful lesson in desire, the body, pain, and possession. These poems interrogate medical language and history, imagine Mona Lisa in a wheelchair, rewrite Elizabeth Bishop’s poem "In the Waiting Room," address a lover’s arsonist ex-girlfriend, and show the prosthesis as the object of male curiosity and lust. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called the book a “charged and daring debut” and described Jillian Weise as an "agile and powerful poet . . . speaking boldly and compassionately about a little-discussed subject that becomes universal in her careful hands." In the years since its first publication, our culture continues to grapple with questions limned in this collection. In a new introduction, Weise revisits and recontextualizes her work, revealing its urgency to our present moment. What are the challenges of speaking "for" a community? How to resist the institutionalization of ableist paradigms? How are atypical bodies silenced? Where do our corporeal selves intersect with our technologies?

How long is The Amputee's Guide to Sex?

The Amputee's Guide to Sex by Jillian Weise is 89 pages long, and a total of 23,051 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 The Amputee's Guide to Sex Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 5 minutes to read The Amputee's Guide to Sex aloud.

What Reading Level is The Amputee's Guide to Sex?

The Amputee's Guide to Sex 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.

Where Can I Buy The Amputee's Guide to Sex?

The Amputee's Guide to Sex by Jillian Weise is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy The Amputee's Guide to Sex by Jillian Weise on Amazon click the button below.