How Long to Read Manila Bay

How Long Does it Take to Read Manila Bay?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Manila Bay by Don Walker

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

Description

Manila Bay: A Sailor's Story tells the tale of star-crossed lovers Jake, a young sailor, and Rosie, a Filipino bar girl. Set in the Philippine Islands in the early 1950s, it contains sex, violence, rape, theft, and murder. Written by the veteran who lived it, this fictional account introduces Jake Becker, an 18-year-old Minnesota farm boy who enlists in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Jake is trained as a weather forecaster and sent to the naval base on Manila Bay. There and in Hong Kong, he beds an assortment of girls but falls in love with Rosie, a 26-year-old bar girl, and embraces a lifestyle completely at odds with his Christian upbringing. When Jake is transferred into the armed forces police, he deals with brawling sailors, the theft of government property, and the murder of a friend. This coming-of-age story entertains with erotic tales along with doses of salty sailor humor. Don Walker (a pseudonym) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy from 1952-56 and served at the naval bases depicted in this book. Manila Bay is based on his unpublished memoir of those days, written after his retirement from government service in the 1990s.

How long is Manila Bay?

Manila Bay by Don Walker is 376 pages long, and a total of 96,256 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Manila Bay Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 45 minutes to read Manila Bay aloud.

What Reading Level is Manila Bay?

Manila Bay 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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