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The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Emperor of All Maladies, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
592
Reading time
≈ 10 h 40 min
Checkpoints
21
Genre
Non-fiction
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How long does it take to read The Emperor of All Maladies?

At 592 pages, The Emperor of All Maladies is a long book. Expect about 10 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 22 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 (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 day22 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: 21 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 28
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 56
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 85
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 113
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 141
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 169
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 197
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 226
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 254
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 282
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 310
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 338
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 366
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 395
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 423
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 451
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 479
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 507
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 536
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 564
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 592

In Vread, The Emperor of All Maladies is split into 21 checkpoints, one every 28 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 21 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 1/21pp. 1–28

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 Emperor of All Maladies: 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 Emperor of All Maladies?
The edition listed on Vread has 592 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Emperor of All Maladies?
About 10 hours 40 minutes of reading, or 22 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Emperor of All Maladies?
Yes: the Vread app has 21 reading questions on The Emperor of All Maladies, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Emperor of All Maladies?
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).