How Long to Read The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

How Long Does it Take to Read The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting?

It takes the average reader and 18 minutes to read The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting by Veronica Montes

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

Description

Fiction. In this new collection of flash fiction, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. Sometimes bewildered by their circumstances, sometimes determined to change them, Montes' characters are driven by desire and despair and a thirst for transformation. They are silenced; they are enraged. Throughout the course of these eight poignant glimpses, a woman contemplates her aging body through the whorls of her hair. A routine morning doing laundry inspires viral and violent dreams. A grieving daughter undertakes a difficult journey. A married couple fails to communicate, while a young couple learns the language of sex. Sun rises on a bed of broken glass. Montes' spare, compelling prose magnifies the power that small moments hold as we make and re-make our notions of self. This is an unflinching new collection from a rising voice in fiction. These eight short stories, ranging from a paragraph to several pages, are gorgeous, poetic, breathtaking. I am held spellbound by the luminosity of Veronica Montes' prose, the twists she creates from myths and fairy tales. In the opening story, it is a Medusa-like heroine who is afraid to look you in the eye 'as if you are made of sunlight.' In 'Madaling Araw, ' a young woman follows her mother's ancient remedy and, with native plants, treats the small welts (on her body) that 'rose to the surface, like weeds after a rainfall.' In 'The 38 Geary Express, ' a stalker goes after a modern-day Rapunzel who carries an ATM card and dines at KFC. Story after story are women--flawed, fierce, vulnerable, sensual. I cannot wait to read more of her magical music.--R. Zamora Linmark My heart broke and soared reading Veronica Montes' exquisite, brutal, and dazzling THE CONQUERED SITS AT THE BUS STOP, WAITING. Each story gem is a microcosm, a crystal tear, a dagger--unswerving and radiant.--Lillian Howan THE CONQUERED SITS AT THE BUS STOP, WAITING glides unflinchingly through themes that concern us all--desire, love, family, aging, loss, and human connection. Montes deftly strings these stories together like deep-sea pearls on a silken thread. With a gift for metaphor and precisely turned lines, she guides us with a sure yet stealthy hand until we come face-to-face with our own reflection. In this sparkling collection, she concocts out of homegrown wisdom, wit, and imagination eight singular narratives that heal and sustain while also uncovering our most elusive truths.--Angela Narciso Torres

How long is The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting?

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting by Veronica Montes is 18 pages long, and a total of 4,644 words.

This makes it 6% the length of the average book. It also has 6% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 25 minutes to read The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting aloud.

What Reading Level is The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting?

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting is suitable for students ages 6 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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