How Long to Read The Song of Joy and Pain

How Long Does it Take to Read The Song of Joy and Pain?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read The Song of Joy and Pain by Vivienne Stone

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

Description

Vivienne's book, "The Song of Joy and Pain," is a faithful copy of her gold-leaf, leather-bound hand-written book of her poetry, compiled with the barest minimum of editing. I have added only a dedication, a foreword, and a handful of poems I wrote about her at the end of the book. The poems were written between 1944 (when she was 17) and 1955 (when she was 28, 3 months after the divorce). Vivienne, until the divorce, seemed to have lived an ethereal life, confident in her beauty, poetry, wisdom, and passion. It was difficult for me to find any solid correlation between the poems she wrote and the day-to-day realities of family life. Her earlier poems show a purity, an innocence, a love of beauty, and a belief in God; not a Christian God and not a Jewish God, but a God capable of creating a world in which a poet could live happily. After the divorce, which appeared to have come suddenly and as a shock to her, her poetry shifted from rarified to raw and evidenced bitter disbelief, loneliness, and even thoughts of suicide. When I read my mother's poetry, I am reminded of the poems of Stephen Vincent Benet who, along with my mother, have greatly influenced my own poetry. Mike Stone Raanana, Israel

How long is The Song of Joy and Pain?

The Song of Joy and Pain by Vivienne Stone is 90 pages long, and a total of 22,500 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 27% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Song of Joy and Pain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 2 minutes to read The Song of Joy and Pain aloud.

What Reading Level is The Song of Joy and Pain?

The Song of Joy and Pain 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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