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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

by Suzanne Collins

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
517
Reading time
≈ 9 h 20 min
Checkpoints
16
Genre
Fantasy, SF
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How long does it take to read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

At 517 pages, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a long book. Expect about 9 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 19 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 8 reading days. For a book of this length (400 to 599 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 5.3 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day19 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)8 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 16 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 32
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 65
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 97
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 129
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 162
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 194
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 226
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 259
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 291
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 323
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 355
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 388
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 420
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 452
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 485
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 517

In Vread, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is split into 16 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 16 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 1/16pp. 1–32

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 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: 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 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
The edition listed on Vread has 517 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
About 9 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 19 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
Yes: the Vread app has 16 reading questions on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
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).