How Long to Read Mollie & Other War Pieces

How Long Does it Take to Read Mollie & Other War Pieces?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Mollie & Other War Pieces by Abbott Joseph Liebling

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

Description

A. J. Liebling's coverage of the Second World War for the New Yorker gives us a fresh and unexpected view of the war -- stories told in the words of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought it, the civilians who endured it, and the correspondents who covered it. The hero of the title story is a private in the Ninth Army division known as Mollie, short for Molotov, so called by his fellow G.I.s because of his radical views and Russian origins. Mollie was famous for his outlandish dress (long blonde hair, riding boots, feathered beret, field glasses, and red cape), his disregard for army discipline, his knack for acquiring prized souvenirs, his tales of being a Broadway big shot, and his absolute fearlessness in battle. Killed in combat on Good Friday, 1943, Mollie (real name: Karl Warner) was awarded the Silver Star posthumously. Intrigued by the legend and fascinated by the man behind it, Liebling searched out Mollie's old New York haunts and associates and found behind the layers of myth a cocky former busboy from Hell's Kitchen who loved the good life. Other stories take Liebling through air battles in Tunisia, across the channel with the D-Day invasion fleet, and through a liberated Paris celebrating de Gaulle and freedom. Liebling's war was a vast human-interest story, told with a heart for the feelings of the people involved and the deepest respect for those who played their parts with heroism, however small or ordinary the stage. Book jacket.

How long is Mollie & Other War Pieces?

Mollie & Other War Pieces by Abbott Joseph Liebling is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mollie & Other War Pieces Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Mollie & Other War Pieces aloud.

What Reading Level is Mollie & Other War Pieces?

Mollie & Other War Pieces 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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