Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.6
Points
12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
69631
Points per Word
0.000172
Page Count
233
Points per Page
0.051502
Description
Kien, an ex-soldier and struggling writer, tries to come to grips with his painful youth, shattered love, and the horrors of the Vietnam conflict.