It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Banned Emotions by Laura Otis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Who benefits and who loses when emotions are described in particular ways? How do metaphors such as "hold on" and "let go" affect people's emotional experiences? Banned Emotions, written by neuroscientist-turned-literary scholar Laura Otis, draws on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to challenge popular attempts to suppress certain emotions. This interdisciplinary book breaks taboos by exploring emotions in which people are said to "indulge": self-pity, prolonged crying, chronic anger, grudge-bearing, bitterness, and spite. By focusing on metaphors for these emotions in...
Banned Emotions by Laura Otis is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.
This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Banned Emotions aloud.
Banned Emotions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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