How Long to Read The Empty Bed

How Long Does it Take to Read The Empty Bed?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 26 minutes to read The Empty Bed by Rachel Hadas

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

Description

Rachel Hadas's The Empty Bed takes an unflinching look at the loss of friends to AIDS and cancer, and commemorates the despair and rage of those left to grieve for the dead. Between 1991 and 1993, five of the poets with whom Hadas had worked at Gay Men's Health Crisis died, and in the midst of these deaths came that of the poet's mother.Written with the energy of desperation, the central section of The Empty Bed is devoted to a series of elegies -- private but also public laments almost secretly empowered by their formal schemes. The elegies are embraced by preparatory meditations on...

How long is The Empty Bed?

The Empty Bed by Rachel Hadas is 85 pages long, and a total of 21,675 words.

This makes it 29% the length of the average book. It also has 26% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Empty Bed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 58 minutes to read The Empty Bed aloud.

What Reading Level is The Empty Bed?

The Empty Bed 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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Where Can I Buy The Empty Bed?

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