How Long to Read All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy

How Long Does it Take to Read All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy by W. E. Gutman

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

Description

Aldous Huxley wrote: “If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.” One might infer from this remark that seeing ourselves as others see us—and acknowledging our very obvious imperfections—is the beginning of true wisdom. Oscillating between parody, parable, and prophecy, ALL ABOUT EARTHLINGS is a work of hyper-realism. As author William F. Wu writes in his introduction, “[it] is journalist W. E. Gutman’s most chilling dystopia. The historical retrospectives that undergird his narrative and the apocalyptic inferences they evoke prompt Gutman to conclude that humans are neither able nor willing to control their collective destinies: Greedy, hedonistic and reckless, they are engrossed in the here-and-now of their personal lives. Scouring through humankind’s most sordid chronicles of cruelty and hypocrisy, corruption and apathy, suffering, despair and death, and extrapolating from the lessons they impart, Gutman envisions a scenario of otherworldly retribution that seems as fitting as it is horrible to contemplate. “His use of a science fiction device (he doesn’t maroon Earthlings on some faraway planet; instead, he transports an alien emissary to Earth and gives him a voice) only tends to harden the sinister nature of his auguries. In the process, Gutman takes on and unapologetically slays some mighty sacred cows: God; religion; the papacy; evangelism; imperialism; militarism; capitalism; corporatism; mercantilism, and consumerism, all of which, he reckons, incestuously conspire against peace and tranquility on Earth and which, should Earth survive the evils their combined influences wreak, could one day spread beyond its celestial frontiers.”

How long is All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy?

All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy by W. E. Gutman is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy aloud.

What Reading Level is All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy?

All About Earthlings: The Irreverent Musings of an Extraterrestrial Envoy 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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