It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Saigon Moon by B. J. Betts
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, young Rick Jameson left his small southwestern Iowa town to serve his country. He promised to marry sweet, innocent Vickie Richards, his high school sweetheart, upon his return. Would she wait for him? It didn t take long before Rick saw firsthand the atrocities of war. Young men walking beside him were instantly killed. Others were left maimed with missing limbs. Bravely fighting in the jungles alongside his comrades, Rick became seriously wounded in battle. When Hang Le, a young Vietnamese woman from a nearby village, found him lying on the riverbank near death, she risked her life and that of her younger brother to hide Rick from the Viet Cong and nursed him back to health. When Rick returned home, he quickly saw drastic changes everywhere: in his family, with childhood friends, in the opinions of his fellow Americans, and within himself. He was thankful for his two best friends that fought with him Vietnam, who were more like brothers than friends to him. Saigon Moon shines with a poignant story of one Vietnam veteran and the lifelong affect the war had on him and those close to him.
Saigon Moon by B. J. Betts 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.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Saigon Moon aloud.
Saigon Moon 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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