How Long to Read The Mercy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mercy?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 35 minutes to read The Mercy by Philip Levine

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

Description

Philip Levine's new collection of poems (his first since The Simple Truth was awarded the Pulitzer Prize) is a book of journeys: the necessary ones that each of us takes from innocence to experience, from youth to age, from confusion to clarity, from sanity to madness and back again, from life to death, and occasionally from defeat to triumph. The book's mood is best captured in the closing lines of the title poem, which takes its name from the ship that brought the poet's mother to America: A nine-year-old girl travels all night by train with one suitcase and an orange. She learns that mercy...

How long is The Mercy?

The Mercy by Philip Levine is 94 pages long, and a total of 23,876 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 29% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mercy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to read The Mercy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mercy?

The Mercy 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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