How long does it take to read The Bed Book?
The Bed Book by Sylvia Plath takes about 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 44 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1976. 40 pages, about 11,000 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes various beds that are much more interesting than beds for sleeping, such as a jet-propelled bed, snack bed, pocket-size bed, and bounceable bed.
Subjects: Beds, Juvenile poetry, Poetry, Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, American, Children's poetry
