How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Published 2017 · 123,200 words · about 8 hours at an average pace

How hard is How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain to read?

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain scores 5.9 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 5.8 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 5.5 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 7.0 out of 10
  • Information density: 7.2 out of 10

Literary standing

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain holds a literary regard score of 6.2 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Lisa Feldman Barrett