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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

by Ernest Hemingway

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
968
Reading time
≈ 17 h 30 min
Checkpoints
27
Genre
Classic

Free on iPhone and Android.

How long does it take to read The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway?

At 968 pages, The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway is a doorstopper. Expect about 17 hours 30 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 36 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 14 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day36 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)14 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 27 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 72
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 108
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 143
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 179
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 215
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 251
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 287
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 323
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 359
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 394
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 430
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 466
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 502
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 538
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 574
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 609
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 645
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 681
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 717
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 753
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 789
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 825
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 860
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 896
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 932
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 968

In Vread, The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway is split into 27 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 27 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 1/27pp. 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 The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: 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 The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway?
The edition listed on Vread has 968 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway?
About 17 hours 30 minutes of reading, or 36 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway?
Yes: the Vread app has 27 reading questions on The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway?
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.

Read The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway with Vread

Add the book to your library, read at your own pace in whatever format you use, and validate each checkpoint. Vread is free on iPhone and Android.

Take the challenge

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).