How Long to Read What We Talk About When We Talk About Books

How Long Does it Take to Read What We Talk About When We Talk About Books?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read What We Talk About When We Talk About Books by Leah Price

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

Description

Reports of the death of reading are greatly exaggerated Do you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, you're not alone. Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the curiosity to look beyond the day's news, the willingness to be alone. The shelves of the world's great libraries, though, tell a more complicated story. Examining the wear and tear on the books that they contain, English professor Leah Price finds scant evidence that a golden age of reading ever existed. From the dawn of mass literacy to the invention of the paperback, most readers already skimmed and multitasked. Print-era doctors even forbade the very same silent absorption now recommended as a cure for electronic addictions. The evidence that books are dying proves even scarcer. In encounters with librarians, booksellers and activists who are reinventing old ways of reading, Price offers fresh hope to bibliophiles and literature lovers alike.

How long is What We Talk About When We Talk About Books?

What We Talk About When We Talk About Books by Leah Price is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read What We Talk About When We Talk About Books Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read What We Talk About When We Talk About Books aloud.

What Reading Level is What We Talk About When We Talk About Books?

What We Talk About When We Talk About Books 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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