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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

Pages
545
Reading time
≈ 9 h 50 min
Checkpoints
23
Genre
Classic
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How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?

At 545 pages, Crime and Punishment 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: 23 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 24
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 47
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 71
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 95
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 118
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 142
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 166
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 190
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 213
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 237
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 261
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 284
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 308
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 332
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 355
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 379
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 403
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 427
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 450
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 474
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 498
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 521
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 545

In Vread, Crime and Punishment is split into 23 checkpoints, one every 24 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 23 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.

Example: the checkpoint 1 question

Checkpoint 1/23pp. 1–24

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky

What is the name of the German maker of the conspicuous top hat that Raskolnikov fears will reveal him as the murderer?

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

Public-domain work. The answer, and the following questions, unlock in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is Crime and Punishment?
The edition listed on Vread has 545 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Crime and Punishment?
About 9 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 20 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Crime and Punishment?
Yes: the Vread app has 23 reading questions on Crime and Punishment, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Crime and Punishment?
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).