How Long to Read Zinky Boys

How Long Does it Take to Read Zinky Boys?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Zinky Boys by Svetlana Alexievich

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

Description

From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed 50,000 casualties - and the youth and humanity of many tens of thousands more. In Zinky Boys journalist Svetlana Alexievich gives voice to the tragic history of the Afghanistan War. What emerges is a story that is shocking in its brutality and revelatory in its similarities to the American experience in Vietnam - a resemblance that Larry Heinemann describes movingly in his introduction to the book, providing American readers with an often uncomfortably intimate connection to a war that may have...

How long is Zinky Boys?

Zinky Boys by Svetlana Alexievich is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Zinky Boys Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Zinky Boys aloud.

What Reading Level is Zinky Boys?

Zinky Boys 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.

Where Can I Buy Zinky Boys?

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