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Cover of Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Book · Non-fiction, memoir and self-help

Long Walk to Freedom

by Nelson Mandela

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

Pages
600
Reading time
≈ 10 h 50 min
Checkpoints
25
Genre
Non-fiction
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How long does it take to read Long Walk to Freedom?

At 600 pages, Long Walk to Freedom is a long book. Expect about 10 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 22 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 9 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 day22 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)9 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 25 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 120
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 144
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 168
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 192
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 216
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 240
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 264
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 288
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 312
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 336
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 360
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 384
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 408
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 432
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 456
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 480
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 504
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 528
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 552
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 576
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 600

In Vread, Long Walk to Freedom is split into 25 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 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. 1–24

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 Long Walk to Freedom: 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 Long Walk to Freedom?
The edition listed on Vread has 600 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Long Walk to Freedom?
About 10 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 22 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Long Walk to Freedom?
Yes: the Vread app has 25 reading questions on Long Walk to Freedom, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Long Walk to Freedom?
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).