It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The State We're In by Ann Beattie
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From a multiple prize–winning master of the short form: a stunning collection of brand-new, linked stories that perfectly capture the zeitgeist through the voices of vivid and engaging women from adolescence to old age. “We build worlds for ourselves wherever we go,” writes Ann Beattie. The State We're In, her magnificent new collection of linked stories, is about how we live in the places we have chosen—or been chosen by. It's about the stories we tell our families, our friends, and ourselves, the truths we may or may not see, how our affinities unite or repel us, and where we look for love....
The State We're In by Ann Beattie is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The State We're In aloud.
The State We're In is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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