It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read The Face by David St. John
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A haunting and inventive book length sequence of poems from the distinguished author of Study for the World's Body. The Face is both fiercely lyrical and intimately conversational. Coming to terms with the failure of a great love, the speaker descends into his own dark night of the soul. Here are poems that explore the drama of the shattered self in a variety of voices, calling on memory to speak and imagination to make beauty from the shards. Slowly, the speaker reassembles his life and again finds faith in himself and the world. These poems reveal a swirling cinematic poetry of visionary...
The Face by David St. John is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.
This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read The Face aloud.
The Face is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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