Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery is 10th and 11th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
The estimated word count of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery is 58,745 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 3 hrs 55 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 6 hrs 32 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 11 mins.
The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery - 58,745 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 6 hrs 32 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 3 hrs 55 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 11 mins |
for The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
“Sarah Lewis has assembled a rich trove of reflections not just on creativity but on the too-often ignored role that failure and surrender play in almost any ambitious undertaking. That counter-intuitive point of attack makes The Rise a welcome departure from standard accounts of artistry and innovation.” —Lewis Hyde, author of The GiftIt is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experience: many of our most iconic, creative endeavors—from Nobel Prize–winning discoveries to entrepreneurial inventions and works in the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure is a riddle. Like the number zero, it will always be both a void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of our greatest triumphs come from understanding the importance of this mystery. This exquisite biography of an idea is about the improbable foundations of creative human endeavor. The Rise begins with narratives about figures past and present who range from writers to entrepreneurs; Frederick Douglass, Samuel F. B. Morse, and J. K. Rowling, for example, feature alongside choreographer Paul Taylor, Nobel Prize–winning physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, Arctic explorer Ben Saunders, and psychology professor Angela Duckworth. The Rise explores the inestimable value of often ignored ideas—the power of surrender for fortitude, the criticality of play for innovation, the propulsion of the near win on the road to mastery, and the importance of grit and creative practice. From an uncommonly insightful writer, The Rise is a true masterwork.