How Long to Read Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes

How Long Does it Take to Read Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes by Jim Holt

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

Description

“Finally I understand what it is I’ve been laughing at all these years.”—Jimmy Kimmel From the best-selling author of Why Does the World Exist? comes this outrageous, uproarious compendium of absurdity, filth, racy paradox, and gratuitous offensiveness—just the kind of mature philosophical reflection readers have come to expect from the ever-entertaining Jim Holt. Indeed, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke all the way from the standup comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club Seinfelds of today. After exploring humor’s history in Part One, Holt...

How long is Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes?

Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes by Jim Holt 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 Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes aloud.

What Reading Level is Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes?

Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes 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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