How Long to Read Broken

By Ko Burt

How Long Does it Take to Read Broken?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Broken by Ko Burt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

BROKEN, A Sebastian O'Reilly Thriller by KO Burt (First Edition, 2019)Broken is a work of fiction. You know what that means: it's made up, a story, a fabrication.Sebastian returns home after many years away to keep vigil as his father dies. He is surrounded by family, and the event should be a breeze. It is anything but.Excerpt: "Are you a relative she asked him? Yes, I'm his son. Mr. O'Reilly is in ICU she said, you can't go in right now. The doctor and nurse are with him. Your family, she said are in the family room just to the left. You can join them and wait there.Once again, he paused in front of the doors pulled himself upright. Pulled open the doors and walked through.This is going to be hard, he thought, probably the hardest thing, the hardest thing I've ever done."Afterword by KO BurtI had the idea for a story about returning home, a prodigal son story, ever since I was young. In 2000, I had just taken a key, senior management role with a small, startup IT company in Edmonton, 5000 kilometers away from home, when I got the call that Dad was sick, probably dying. The mood of the story, the background, the ideas for many of the characters, came out of that "hardest thing, I'll ever do", trip back home. I believe that, while you can physically go home (or to where you were born), you can never go back for good. Or be accepted as from there, by the locals. Or accept them, even your family, as being like you. I believe that this dynamic, this stress, creates situations that are hard on people, made even harder by a funeral. I decided to push all the characters to their limits, stress them until they found out which of them was Broken. I also wanted to write about "bad" people for a change. Most of my prior stories have a "niceness" to them that is fun and romantic, but not real-world. Are you Broken? Will my story blow your mind?ABOUT THE AUTHORKO Burt was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, and grew up on the Westside, Country Road area. KO Burt left his home there at age eighteen and never went back other than for visits, weddings, and funerals. COMING SOON FROM KO BURT* Highway to Hell, A Sebastian O'Reilly Thriller* Meaghan, A Prodigal Daughter StoryBROKEN, A Sebastian O'Reilly Thriller1PROLOGUE"Broken," Sebastian declared. "The word conjures up images of something not made right, something that breaks before it's time. Broken, that's what I've always been.""I'm not sure when I started to take pride in being Broken, but I know it was so long ago, I can barely remember," he continued in a quiet, calm, almost Zen-like voice.Meaghan nodded her head almost as if to agree with him, and then looked at him in that clinical, seemingly interested and yet completely detached way that so many had looked at him before."My family and friends, colleagues and lovers would be surprised to hear me call myself Broken."Meaghan laughed softly. "Sebastian, you're not going to catch me off guard that easily remember I'm the one who put you in those chains".Anger reared up in him almost instantly, as he lost all semblance of sanity. He thrust himself towards her with great force, all his weight against the cold, unyielding steel of his chains bringing him up short with a rattle and crash.He woke with a start, his head popping upright, causing a sharp pain to run down his neck.Where am I?Sebastian, hallucinating now, saw Dr. Mah as Meaghan. He had a mixture of bemusement and twisted love on his face. She's so beautiful, he thought. I can't wait until the moment that I snap the handcuffs on to her wrists. I can't wait to see the look on her face. She's so naïve, so innocent, just perfect for my taste. He almost laughed out loud.Questions: Will Sebastian escape Meaghan's chains?Will Sebastian recover from his childhood back home? Or will he break, and stay Broken forever?Read Broken, A Sebastian O'Reilly Thriller to find out.

How long is Broken?

Broken by Ko Burt is 504 pages long, and a total of 128,016 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Broken Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 39 minutes to read Broken aloud.

What Reading Level is Broken?

Broken is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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