It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read The Opposite House by Claudia Emerson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
With graceful lines swooping like a bird in flight, Claudia Emerson's newest collection explores the harsh realities of aging and the limitations of the human body, as well as the loneliness, fear, and anger that can accompany us as we live. Keenly observed and beautifully executed, these poems move from the grim façade that hides beauty-prosthetic eyes- to the beautiful scene that conceals violence-a rural retreat. Emerson also considers once common things that are fast becoming obsolete: cursive writing, telephone booths, barbers. At once hopeful and cognizant of all the reasons why humans...
The Opposite House by Claudia Emerson is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.
This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read The Opposite House aloud.
The Opposite House is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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