It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read The Monster Show by David J. Skal
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Illuminating the dark side of the American century, The Monster Show uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of our time, as well as horror's function as a pop analogue to surrealism and other artistic movements. With penetrating analyses and revealing anecdotes, David J. Skal chronicles one of our most popular and pervasive modes of cultural expression. He explores the disguised form in which Hollywood's classic horror movies played out the traumas of two world wars and the Depression; the nightmare visions of invasion and mind control catalyzed...
The Monster Show by David J. Skal is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.
This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read The Monster Show aloud.
The Monster Show is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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