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Cover of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray

Book · Non-fiction, memoir and self-help

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

by John Gray

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
309
Reading time
≈ 5 h 40 min
Checkpoints
9
Genre
Non-fiction
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How long does it take to read Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?

At 309 pages, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is a fairly long book. Expect about 5 hours 40 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 34
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 69
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 103
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 137
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 172
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 206
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 240
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 275
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 309

In Vread, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is split into 9 checkpoints, one every 34 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.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/9pp. 1–34

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 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: 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 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?
The edition listed on Vread has 309 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?
About 5 hours 40 minutes of reading, or 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?
Yes: the Vread app has 9 reading questions on Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?
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).