How Long to Read The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant by David G. Wade

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

Description

The Story Animal investigates the existential paradox of human existence - why, since we are clearly the most intelligent species on the planet, do we constantly engage in stupid, ill-advised, objectively unintelligible activities? Generally speaking, most creatures are content to live their lives in pursuit of the essentials that sustain existence - food, drink, procreation etc. - in this sense the non-human world is entirely rational. In their day-to-day existence all other animals avoid activities that would be detrimental to their continued existence. Of course, humans also do everything they can to survive and flourish, but we are endowed with a set of skills and abilities that set us apart from all other living things - we are brainy, self-aware, highly socialised and most importantly we have Language. Taken together these attributes have made us Masters of the Planet, but they have also inclined us to structure our lives around systems of belief that are not always rational or provident. In short, since acquiring language, we have relied on Stories - to tell us who we are, of the nature of the greater world and our place in it, how we should behave to others, what we can expect of them. And the human imagination is remarkable inventive in constructing reasons and rationales. But these accounts, whilst supporting the complex cultural attitudes that sustain our social milieus, and our moral sensibilities, can also constrain and distort our otherwise extraordinary intelligence. Unlike all other creatures the majority of our responses and attitudes are mediated by transmitted narratives. At best these provide the basic presumptions and comforts of civilised life - at worst they can lead us to pursue deluded, self-destructive, and occasionally, thoroughly mendacious courses of action.

How long is The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant?

The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant by David G. Wade is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant aloud.

What Reading Level is The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant?

The Story Animal: Reflections on the Narrative & Its Extraordinary Power to Inform, Persuade and Enchant 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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