How Long to Read The Broken Boy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Broken Boy?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read The Broken Boy by Patrick Cockburn

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

Description

It is very easy to get polio. The celebrated Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn was just six years old when he woke up one day in the summer of 1956 with a headache and a sore throat. His parents, Claud and Patricia Cockburn, had recently returned to Ireland, to their house in East Cork, careless of the fact that a polio epidemic had broken out in Cork City. Cockburn caught the disease and was taken to the fever hospital where, alone for the first time in his life, he was kept in isolation. The virus attacks the nerves of the brain and the spinal cord leading to paralysis of the...

How long is The Broken Boy?

The Broken Boy by Patrick Cockburn is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Broken Boy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read The Broken Boy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Broken Boy?

The Broken Boy 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.

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

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