It takes the average reader 6 hours and 9 minutes to read The Call-Up by Tom Hickman
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From 1947 to 1963 some 2.3 million men were conscripted to do national service. For some it was to prove the most exciting and terrifying time of their lives, as many were sent to the Korean War or to countries such as Palestine and Kenya where the terrorist threat was ever-present. They faced death and learned about sex. For others, it was a frustrating interference in their lives, made all the more ridiculous by endless hours of square-bashing or painting coal white. Tom Hickman shows just how varied were the experiences of the recruits. By talking to over 80 veterans, he recalls the...
The Call-Up by Tom Hickman is 364 pages long, and a total of 92,456 words.
This makes it 123% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read The Call-Up aloud.
The Call-Up is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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