It takes the average reader 2 hours and 50 minutes to read Zipper Mouth by Laurie Weeks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This novel of a young lesbian addict in ‘90s NYC “recalls Naked Lunch” with “dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous” prose—”an ecstatic love story” (Publishers Weekly). Written in the brash, fervent voice of the young and addicted, this debut novel from underground superstar Laurie Weeks “is a short tome of infinitesimal reach, a tiny star to light the land” (Eileen Myles). Strung out on dope and unrequited love for her straight best friend, Jane, the novel’s unnamed narrator zig-zags between glimpses of her childhood and early teens to the raw, super-caffeinated world of her present on the...
Zipper Mouth by Laurie Weeks is 170 pages long, and a total of 42,500 words.
This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read Zipper Mouth aloud.
Zipper Mouth 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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