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Circle of Friends

by Maeve Binchy

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Circle of Friends, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
543
Reading time
≈ 9 h 50 min
Checkpoints
15
Genre
Young adult
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How long does it take to read Circle of Friends?

At 543 pages, Circle of Friends is a long book. Expect about 9 hours 50 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 20 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 8 reading days. For a book of this length (400 to 599 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 5.3 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day20 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)8 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 15 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 72
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 109
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 145
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 181
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 217
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 253
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 290
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 326
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 362
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 398
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 434
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 471
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 507
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 543

In Vread, Circle of Friends is split into 15 checkpoints, one every 36 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 15 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/15pp. 1–36

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from Circle of Friends: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is Circle of Friends?
The edition listed on Vread has 543 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Circle of Friends?
About 9 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 20 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Circle of Friends?
Yes: the Vread app has 15 reading questions on Circle of Friends, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Circle of Friends?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

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Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).