How long does it take to read Ghosts of War?
the true story of a 19-year-old GI
Ryan Smithson
Ghosts of War by Ryan Smithson takes about 5 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 53 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2009. 321 pages, about 88,275 words. Written for children.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 53 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American.
Subjects: Young Adult Nonfiction, Military, Soldiers, American Personal narratives, Nonfiction, Biography
