How Long to Read Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It

How Long Does it Take to Read Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It by James Geary

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

Description

"A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." —Stephen Fry Much more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Geary reasons that wit is both visual and verbal, physical and intellectual: there’s the serendipitous wit of scientists, the crafty wit of inventors, the optical wit of artists, and the metaphysical wit of philosophers. In Wit’s End, Geary embraces wit in every form by adopting a different style for each chapter; he writes the section on verbal repartee as a dramatic dialogue, the neuroscience of wit as a scientific paper, the spirituality of wit as a sermon, and other chapters in jive, rap, and the heroic couplets of Alexander Pope. Wit’s End agilely balances psychology, folktales, visual art, and literary history with lighthearted humor and acute insight, drawing upon traditions of wit from around the world. Entertaining, illuminating, and entirely unique, Wit’s End demonstrates that wit and wisdom are really the same thing.

How long is Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It?

Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It by James Geary is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It aloud.

What Reading Level is Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It?

Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It 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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