It takes the average reader 2 hours and 50 minutes to read Elegy for a Broken Soldier by Chris McQuaid
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"Nothing in my army training had prepared me for what happened in Jerusalem in February 1965." In Chris McQuaid's stunning memoir, Elegy for a Broken Soldier, a traumatic event led to his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Music became the only respite that provides him solace. Chris was a member of the Irish Army guard of honour for the visit of US President John F. Kennedy to Dublin in June 1963. With the cheers of the crowds lining the presidential route still ringing in his ears, he felt "ten feet tall" as he prepared for his first UN peacekeeping mission to the Congo. On a UN mission...
Elegy for a Broken Soldier by Chris McQuaid is 170 pages long, and a total of 42,500 words.
This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read Elegy for a Broken Soldier aloud.
Elegy for a Broken Soldier is suitable for students ages 10 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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