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Cover of Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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Gone With The Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Gone With The Wind, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
1,037
Reading time
≈ 18 h 50 min
Checkpoints
43
Genre
Classic
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How long does it take to read Gone With The Wind?

At 1,037 pages, Gone With The Wind is a doorstopper. Expect about 18 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 38 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 15 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 day38 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)15 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 43 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 24
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 48
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 72
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 96
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 121
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 145
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 169
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 193
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 217
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 241
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 265
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 289
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 314
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 338
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 362
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 386
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 410
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 434
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 458
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 482
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 506
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 531
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 555
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 579
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 603
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 627
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 651
  28. Checkpoint 28, page 675
  29. Checkpoint 29, page 699
  30. Checkpoint 30, page 723
  31. Checkpoint 31, page 748
  32. Checkpoint 32, page 772
  33. Checkpoint 33, page 796
  34. Checkpoint 34, page 820
  35. Checkpoint 35, page 844
  36. Checkpoint 36, page 868
  37. Checkpoint 37, page 892
  38. Checkpoint 38, page 916
  39. Checkpoint 39, page 941
  40. Checkpoint 40, page 965
  41. Checkpoint 41, page 989
  42. Checkpoint 42, page 1013
  43. Checkpoint 43, page 1037

In Vread, Gone With The Wind is split into 43 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 43 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 1/43pp. 1–24

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 Gone With The Wind: 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 Gone With The Wind?
The edition listed on Vread has 1,037 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Gone With The Wind?
About 18 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 38 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Gone With The Wind?
Yes: the Vread app has 43 reading questions on Gone With The Wind, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Gone With The Wind?
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 Gone With The Wind 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).