It takes the average reader 9 hours and 56 minutes to read Beijing Coma by Ma Jian
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Dai Wei has been unconscious for almost a decade. A medical student and a pro-democracy protestor in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, he was struck by a soldier's bullet and fell into a deep coma. As soon as the hospital authorities discovered that he had been an activist, his mother was forced to take him home. She allowed pharmacists access to his body and sold his urine and his left kidney to fund special treatment from Master Yao, a member of the outlawed Falun Gong sect. But during a government crackdown, the Master was arrested, and Dai Wai's mother—who had fallen in love with him—lost...
Beijing Coma by Ma Jian is 592 pages long, and a total of 149,184 words.
This makes it 200% the length of the average book. It also has 182% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 35 minutes to read Beijing Coma aloud.
Beijing Coma is suitable for students ages 12 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.
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