How Long to Read Shopomania

How Long Does it Take to Read Shopomania?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Shopomania by Paul Berton

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

Description

A thought-provoking and provocative challenge to consumerism (with plenty of name-dropping and celebrity antics). Sassy and satirical, Shopomania is an economic, environmental and social study. This light-hearted, dark-souled dictionary of coined words, or “shoponyms,” takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of avaricious antics and outrageous profligacy. Shopping in one form or another has existed for millennia but, aside from a few slumps, each generation has outdone the previous one. In the past fifty years, shopping—and its associated carbon footprint—has grown exponentially. Berton argues that if we invented today’s consumer culture, then we can invent something to replace it. We can do a better job of making the cycle of stuff truly circular rather than linear. We can be more environmentally, socially and politically conscious of what we buy and how it comes to us—and where it will go after we are finished with it. A species that has made shopping ubiquitous can figure all these things out with little more than co-operation and creativity, and by asking if it is really necessary to “own it now” as we have been told—endlessly—since childhood. Must we possess a thing to enjoy it? Do we really need all that stuff?

How long is Shopomania?

Shopomania by Paul Berton is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shopomania Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Shopomania aloud.

What Reading Level is Shopomania?

Shopomania 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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