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Cover of Tender is the Night by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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Tender is the Night

by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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

Pages
320
Reading time
≈ 5 h 50 min
Checkpoints
10
Genre
Classic
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How long does it take to read Tender is the Night?

At 320 pages, Tender is the Night is a fairly long book. Expect about 5 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 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: 10 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 32
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 64
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 96
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 128
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 160
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 192
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 224
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 256
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 288
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 320

In Vread, Tender is the Night is split into 10 checkpoints, one every 32 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 10 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.

Example: the checkpoint 1 question

Checkpoint 1/10pp. 1–32

Tender is the Night, Francis Scott Fitzgerald

In which Italian city did Rosemary Hoyt have to dive into a canal several times for a film shoot, which gave her pneumonia?

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

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Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is Tender is the Night?
The edition listed on Vread has 320 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Tender is the Night?
About 5 hours 50 minutes of reading, or 12 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Tender is the Night?
Yes: the Vread app has 10 reading questions on Tender is the Night, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Tender is the Night?
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).