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Book · Fantasy and science fiction

Red Country

by Joe Abercrombie

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

Pages
624
Reading time
≈ 11 h 20 min
Checkpoints
18
Genre
Fantasy, SF
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How long does it take to read Red Country?

At 624 pages, Red Country is a long book. Expect about 11 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 23 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 day23 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: 18 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 35
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 69
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 104
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 139
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 173
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 208
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 243
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 277
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 312
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 347
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 381
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 416
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 451
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 485
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 520
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 555
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 589
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 624

In Vread, Red Country is split into 18 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 18 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 1/18pp. 1–35

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 Red Country: 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 Red Country?
The edition listed on Vread has 624 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Red Country?
About 11 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 23 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Red Country?
Yes: the Vread app has 18 reading questions on Red Country, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Red Country?
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).