Book · Classics
Rich Man, Poor Man
by Irwin Shaw
Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Rich Man, Poor Man, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.
- Pages
- 1,012
- Reading time
- ≈ 18 h 20 min
- Checkpoints
- 28
- Genre
- Classic
Free on iPhone and Android.
How long does it take to read Rich Man, Poor Man?
At 1,012 pages, Rich Man, Poor Man is a doorstopper. Expect about 18 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 37 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).
- 30 minutes a day37 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: 28 checkpoints
- Checkpoint 1, page 36
- Checkpoint 2, page 72
- Checkpoint 3, page 108
- Checkpoint 4, page 145
- Checkpoint 5, page 181
- Checkpoint 6, page 217
- Checkpoint 7, page 253
- Checkpoint 8, page 289
- Checkpoint 9, page 325
- Checkpoint 10, page 361
- Checkpoint 11, page 398
- Checkpoint 12, page 434
- Checkpoint 13, page 470
- Checkpoint 14, page 506
- Checkpoint 15, page 542
- Checkpoint 16, page 578
- Checkpoint 17, page 614
- Checkpoint 18, page 651
- Checkpoint 19, page 687
- Checkpoint 20, page 723
- Checkpoint 21, page 759
- Checkpoint 22, page 795
- Checkpoint 23, page 831
- Checkpoint 24, page 867
- Checkpoint 25, page 904
- Checkpoint 26, page 940
- Checkpoint 27, page 976
- Checkpoint 28, page 1012
In Vread, Rich Man, Poor Man is split into 28 checkpoints, one every 36 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 28 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 Rich Man, Poor Man: 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 Rich Man, Poor Man?
How long does it take to read Rich Man, Poor Man?
Is there a quiz on Rich Man, Poor Man?
Where can I find a summary of Rich Man, Poor Man?
More by this author on Vread
Similar books: classics
Ringworld
Larry Niven
375 pages
Rites of Passage To the Ends of the Earth Series, Book 1
William Golding, Robert McCrum, Annie Proulx, Fernando Santos Fontenla
271 pages
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
300 pages
Rogue Male
Geoffrey Household
229 pages
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
100 pages
Room at the Top
John Braine
301 pages
Read Rich Man, Poor Man 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.
Take the challenge