How Long to Read Cruel Optimism

How Long Does it Take to Read Cruel Optimism?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant

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

Description

A relation of cruel optimism exists when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing. Offering bold new ways of conceiving the present, Lauren Berlant describes the cruel optimism that has prevailed since the 1980s, as the social-democratic promise of the postwar period in the United States and Europe has retracted. People have remained attached to unachievable fantasies of the good life—with its promises of upward mobility, job security, political and social equality, and durable intimacy—despite evidence that liberal-capitalist societies can no longer be counted on to...

How long is Cruel Optimism?

Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cruel Optimism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Cruel Optimism aloud.

What Reading Level is Cruel Optimism?

Cruel Optimism is suitable for students ages 12 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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