How Long to Read Finger Bone

How Long Does it Take to Read Finger Bone?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 21 minutes to read Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi

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

Description

1942. At the turning point of the war, the Imperial Japanese Army is in retreat. On Papua New Guinea, the unnamed narrator of Finger Bone is wounded in the fighting and sent to a field hospital to recover. There, he befriends other injured men only to watch them die one by one from their wounds, hunger, and disease. When a soldier dies, instead of a returning the body to Japan, a medic cuts off the corpse’s index finger, burns away the flesh, and prepares the remaining bone to be sent back to the soldier’s family. The narrator carries the finger bone of his friend in an aluminum tin with the promise he will return the bone to his comrade’s young son. Finger Bone is the prize-winning debut by famed Japanese author Hiroki Takahashi. The novel explores the self-consuming nature of imperialism, the ingloriousness of war, and how we are all identical in death.

How long is Finger Bone?

Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi is 79 pages long, and a total of 20,461 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Finger Bone Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 51 minutes to read Finger Bone aloud.

What Reading Level is Finger Bone?

Finger Bone 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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