How Long to Read The Mississippi Book of the Dead

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mississippi Book of the Dead?

It takes the average reader and 28 minutes to read The Mississippi Book of the Dead by Timothy Young

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

Description

In this long poem, Young chronicles a trip along the Mississippi River in seventy-eight stanzas. These vignettes of life on the road—post-retirement and post-Hurricane Katrina— build upon one another and create, as the psychologist James Hillman said of dreams, their own metaphorical reality. The speaker of these poems refuses distillation, offering instead a sweeping witness of nature and human activity along the river; little escapes his notice: “It’s 5 a.m. A coyote’s in the road. / A ‘possum stands still in the cornfield. / As a ‘coon climbs out of the state park trash, / the campground host waves goodbye. / At the window his wife washes her underarms.”

How long is The Mississippi Book of the Dead?

The Mississippi Book of the Dead by Timothy Young is 28 pages long, and a total of 7,224 words.

This makes it 9% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mississippi Book of the Dead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 39 minutes to read The Mississippi Book of the Dead aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mississippi Book of the Dead?

The Mississippi Book of the Dead is suitable for students ages 8 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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