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Cover of Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
318
Reading time
≈ 5 h 50 min
Checkpoints
9
Genre
Classic

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How long does it take to read Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age?

At 318 pages, Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age is a fairly long book. Expect about 5 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 12 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 5 reading days. For a book of this length (250 to 399 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 4.7 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day12 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)5 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 9 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 35
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 71
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 106
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 141
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 177
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 212
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 247
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 283
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 318

In Vread, Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age is split into 9 checkpoints, one every 35 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 9 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 1/9pp. 1–35

Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgerald

On which river does Nancy dream of sailing with champagne and caviar sandwiches?

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 Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age?
The edition listed on Vread has 318 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age?
About 5 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age?
Yes: the Vread app has 9 reading questions on Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age?
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 Fitzgerald - Tales of the Jazz Age 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.

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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).