Book · Classics
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Leaves of Grass, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.
- Pages
- 400
- Reading time
- ≈ 7 h 20 min
- Checkpoints
- 25
- Genre
- Classic
Free on iPhone and Android.
How long does it take to read Leaves of Grass?
At 400 pages, Leaves of Grass is a fairly long book. Expect about 7 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 15 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 6 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).
- 30 minutes a day15 days
- Vread median pace (72 pp./day)6 days
Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.
Prove you read it
The Vread challenge: 25 checkpoints
- Checkpoint 1, page 16
- Checkpoint 2, page 32
- Checkpoint 3, page 48
- Checkpoint 4, page 64
- Checkpoint 5, page 80
- Checkpoint 6, page 96
- Checkpoint 7, page 112
- Checkpoint 8, page 128
- Checkpoint 9, page 144
- Checkpoint 10, page 160
- Checkpoint 11, page 176
- Checkpoint 12, page 192
- Checkpoint 13, page 208
- Checkpoint 14, page 224
- Checkpoint 15, page 240
- Checkpoint 16, page 256
- Checkpoint 17, page 272
- Checkpoint 18, page 288
- Checkpoint 19, page 304
- Checkpoint 20, page 320
- Checkpoint 21, page 336
- Checkpoint 22, page 352
- Checkpoint 23, page 368
- Checkpoint 24, page 384
- Checkpoint 25, page 400
In Vread, Leaves of Grass is split into 25 checkpoints, one every 16 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
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 Leaves of Grass: 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
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Read Leaves of Grass 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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