How Long to Read The Bell Jar (Unabridged)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bell Jar (Unabridged)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 5 minutes to read The Bell Jar (Unabridged) by Sylvia Plath

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

Description

This eBook edition of "The Bell Jar (Unabridged)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Esther Greenwood, a young woman from the suburbs of Boston, gains a summer internship at a prominent magazine in New York City, under editor Jay Cee; however, Esther is neither stimulated nor excited by either the big city or the glamorous culture and lifestyle that girls her age are expected to idolize and emulate. She instead finds her experience to be frightening and disorienting. From hereafter her mental state keeps deteriorating until she starts feeling helpless as if being kept inside a glass bell jar! The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is semi-autobiographical, with the names of places and people changed. The book is often regarded as a roman à clef because the protagonist's descent into mental illness parallels Plath's own experiences with what may have been clinical depression or bipolar II disorder. Plath died by suicide a month after its first UK publication. The novel was published under Plath's name for the first time in 1967 and was not published in the United States until 1971, in accordance with the wishes of both Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, and her mother.

How long is The Bell Jar (Unabridged)?

The Bell Jar (Unabridged) by Sylvia Plath is 179 pages long, and a total of 46,361 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bell Jar (Unabridged) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 13 minutes to read The Bell Jar (Unabridged) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Bell Jar (Unabridged)?

The Bell Jar (Unabridged) 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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