How Long to Read These Foolish Things & Other Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read These Foolish Things & Other Stories?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read These Foolish Things & Other Stories by Yeo Wei Wei

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

Description

This debut collection by Yeo Wei Wei explores the realms between private selves, past and present, through vivid and haunting motifs—a singing bird, a lost soul in a yellow umbrella, an ivory carving, the diary of an ex-boyfriend's father. Revealing the regrets, obsessions, loss and sorrow of events in everyday life, These Foolish Things &Other Stories is a compelling piece of work ready to haunt, delight and touch its readers. A wife returns home to find that her husband has remarried ... An old woman in a nursing home is visited by a mynah that sings a Beatles song ... An artist remembers the time he was harangued by rambutans, magoes and other fruits in his studio ... “No word is out of place in Yeo Wei Wei’s exacting prose. The reader’s expectations and positions of empathy are put to the test in ways that both delight and shatter the heart.” -Cyril Wong, author of Tilting Our Plates to Catch the Light and The Dictator's Eyebrow “Yeo Wei Wei weaves a purgatorial web of men and women caught between guilt, loss and unbearable longing. Her stories are intelligent, haunting, carefully composed yet deeply felt.” -Clarissa Oon, arts editor, The Straits Times “Yeo Wei Wei is set on uncovering whole realms between private past and present and between private selves; in the process, she justifies the incidence of art. Let each tale here walk your mind as though it were a painting -Gwee Li Sui, literary critic, graphic artist and author of One Thousand and One Nights: Love Poems

How long is These Foolish Things & Other Stories?

These Foolish Things & Other Stories by Yeo Wei Wei is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read These Foolish Things & Other Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read These Foolish Things & Other Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is These Foolish Things & Other Stories?

These Foolish Things & Other Stories 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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