How Long to Read The Dead Alive and Busy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dead Alive and Busy?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 22 minutes to read The Dead Alive and Busy by Alan Shapiro

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

Description

In his sixth book of poems, Alan Shapiro once again shows that he is a master at articulating the secrets of the heart. The Dead Alive and Busy deals with issues of personal identity as revealed through examining the intimate bonds of family life. The poems explore these familial relations in terms of the religious, social, and literary contexts that inform them, delving into such universal themes as human frailty, illness and death, bereavement, and thwarted desires. By turns lyrical and narrative, slangy and elevated, analytical and visionary, this collection showcases one of America's most...

How long is The Dead Alive and Busy?

The Dead Alive and Busy by Alan Shapiro is 82 pages long, and a total of 20,664 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dead Alive and Busy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 52 minutes to read The Dead Alive and Busy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dead Alive and Busy?

The Dead Alive and Busy 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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