How Long to Read The Last Two Seconds

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Two Seconds?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read The Last Two Seconds by Mary Jo Bang

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

Description

The eagerly awaited new poetry collection by Mary Jo Bang, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award We were told that the cloud cover was a blanket about to settle into the shape of the present which, if we wanted to imagine it as a person, would undoubtedly look startled— as after a verbal berating or in advance of a light pistol whipping. The camera came and went, came and went, like a masked man trying to light a too-damp fuse. The crew was acting like a litter of mimics trying to make a killing. Anything to fill the vacuum of time. —from "The Doomsday Clock" The Last Two Seconds is an astonishing confrontation with time—our experience of it as measured out by our perceptions, our lives, and our machines. In these poems, full of vivid imagery and imaginative logic, Mary Jo Bang captures the difficulties inherent in being human in the twenty-first century, when we set our watches by nuclear disasters, species collapse, pollution, mounting inequalities, warring nations, and our own mortality. This is brilliant and profound work by an essential poet of our time.

How long is The Last Two Seconds?

The Last Two Seconds by Mary Jo Bang is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Two Seconds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read The Last Two Seconds aloud.

What Reading Level is The Last Two Seconds?

The Last Two Seconds 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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