It takes the average reader 3 hours and 24 minutes to read The Last Detail by Darryl Ponicsán
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The acclaimed novel that was the basis for the classic movie starring Jack Nicholson. Unlike other branches of the armed services, the navy draws it police force from the ranks, as temporary duty called Shore Patrol. In this funny, bawdy, moving novel set during the height of the Vietnam War, two career sailors in transit in Norfolk, Virginia—Billy “Bad-Ass” Buddusky and Mule Mulhall—are assigned to escort eighteen-year-old Larry Meadows from Norfolk to the brig in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he is to serve an eight-year sentence for petty theft. It’s good duty, until the two old salts...
The Last Detail by Darryl Ponicsán is 198 pages long, and a total of 51,084 words.
This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 39 minutes to read The Last Detail aloud.
The Last Detail 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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