How long does it take to read Cruel Optimism?
Lauren Gail Berlant
Cruel Optimism by Lauren Gail Berlant takes about 6 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 16 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 342 pages, about 94,050 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unraveling of the U.S. and European economies by analzying mass media, literature, television, film, and video.
Subjects: Social conditions, Progress, Popular culture, Optimism, Popular culture, united states
