How Long to Read Waste and Want

How Long Does it Take to Read Waste and Want?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Waste and Want by Susan Strasser

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

Description

An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life--throwing things out--and how it has transformed American society. Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture--the trash it produces--and finds in it an unexpected wealth of meaning. Before the twentieth century, streets and bodies stank, but trash was nearly nonexistent. With goods and money scarce, almost everything was reused. Strasser paints a vivid picture...

How long is Waste and Want?

Waste and Want by Susan Strasser is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Waste and Want Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read Waste and Want aloud.

What Reading Level is Waste and Want?

Waste and Want 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.

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

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