It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Beggar's Island by John S. Elmo
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A gripping, absorbing tale of the Korean War and the prison riots on Koje-do during the last year of the Forgotten War. John S. Elmo's riveting accounts of what it was like to be in Korea with the U.S. Army in 1953 captures the very essence of being a draftee soldier embroiled in the conflict. Beggar's Island, a fast moving novel is written from Elmo's perspective and experience in being a Company Clerk, a pivotal person involved with the day to day management and leadership of any Army unit. His descriptions of the accounts, characters, interpersonal emotions and actions paint a stirringly realistic explanation of what happened in and around Koje-do during the final phases of the Korean War.
Beggar's Island by John S. Elmo is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Beggar's Island aloud.
Beggar's Island is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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