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Cover of Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot by Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot

by Elmore Leonard

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
897
Reading time
≈ 16 h 20 min
Checkpoints
25
Genre
Thriller
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How long does it take to read Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot?

At 897 pages, Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot is a doorstopper. Expect about 16 hours 20 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 33 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 13 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 day33 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)13 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 25 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 72
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 108
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 144
  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 395
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 431
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 466
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 502
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 538
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 574
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 610
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 646
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 682
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 718
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 753
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 789
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 825
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 861
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 897

In Vread, Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot is split into 25 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 25 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 1/25pp. 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 Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot: 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 Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot?
The edition listed on Vread has 897 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot?
About 16 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 33 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot?
Yes: the Vread app has 25 reading questions on Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Elmore Leonard Classic 3-Book Collection : Get Shorty, Tishomingo Blues, Killshot?
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).