Books like The Bridge on the River Kwai
Pierre Boulle
The Bridge on the River Kwai is 221 pages, about 4 hours 3 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Through the Valley of the Kwai 4.7 h 
The Railway Man 5.3 h 
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 8.2 h 
Unbroken 9.2 h 
King Rat 7.2 h 
Flyboys 7.6 h 
Evidence Not Seen 4.1 h 
Ghost Soldiers 7.0 h 
The Seed and the Sower 4.5 h 
Forgiveness 4.5 h 
Suite Française 8.6 h 
Three Came Home 5.7 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.