How Long to Read The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury

How Long Does it Take to Read The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury by Matthew Colbeck

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

Description

What occurs within coma? What does the coma patient experience? How does the patient perceive the world outside of coma, if at all? The simple answer to these questions is that we don't know. Yet the sheer volume of literary and media texts would have us believe that we do. Examining representations of coma and brain injury across a variety of texts, this book investigates common tropes and linguistic devices used to portray the medical condition of coma, giving rise to universal mythologies and misconceptions in the public domain. Matthew Colbeck looks at how these texts represent, or fail to represent, long-term brain injury, drawing on narratives of coma survivors that have been produced and curated through writing groups he has run over the last 10 years. Discussing a diverse range of cultural works, including novels by Irvine Welsh, Stephen King, Tom McCarthy and Douglas Coupland, as well as film and media texts such as The Sopranos, Kill Bill, Coma and The Walking Dead, Colbeck provides an explanation for our fascination with coma. With a proliferation of misleading stories of survival in the media and in literature, this book explores the potential impact these have upon our own understanding of coma and its victims.

How long is The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury?

The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury by Matthew Colbeck is 281 pages long, and a total of 70,531 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 25 minutes to read The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury aloud.

What Reading Level is The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury?

The Language and Imagery of Coma and Brain Injury 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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