How Long to Read Forgetting

How Long Does it Take to Read Forgetting?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Forgetting by Gabriel Josipovici

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

Description

We cannot understand the phenomenon of remembering without invoking its opposite, forgetting. Taking his cue from Beckett - 'only he who forgets remembers' - Josipovici uncovers a profound cultural shift from societies that celebrated ritual remembrance at fixed times and places, to our own Western world where the lack of such mechanisms leads to a fear of forgetting, to what Nietzsche diagnosed as an unhealthy sleeplessness that infects every aspect of our culture. Moving from the fear of Alzheimer's to invocations of 'Remember the Holocaust' and 'Remember Kosovo' by unscrupulous demagogues,...

How long is Forgetting?

Forgetting by Gabriel Josipovici is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Forgetting Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Forgetting aloud.

What Reading Level is Forgetting?

Forgetting 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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