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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

by Robert A Caro

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
2,397
Reading time
≈ 43 h 30 min
Checkpoints
66
Genre
Non-fiction
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How long does it take to read The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York?

At 2,397 pages, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a doorstopper. Expect about 43 hours 30 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 87 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 34 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 day87 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)34 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 66 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 36
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 73
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 109
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 145
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 182
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 218
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 254
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 291
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 327
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 363
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 400
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 436
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 472
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 508
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 545
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 581
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 617
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 654
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 690
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 726
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 763
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 799
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 835
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 872
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 908
  26. Checkpoint 26, page 944
  27. Checkpoint 27, page 981
  28. Checkpoint 28, page 1017
  29. Checkpoint 29, page 1053
  30. Checkpoint 30, page 1090
  31. Checkpoint 31, page 1126
  32. Checkpoint 32, page 1162
  33. Checkpoint 33, page 1199
  34. Checkpoint 34, page 1235
  35. Checkpoint 35, page 1271
  36. Checkpoint 36, page 1307
  37. Checkpoint 37, page 1344
  38. Checkpoint 38, page 1380
  39. Checkpoint 39, page 1416
  40. Checkpoint 40, page 1453
  41. Checkpoint 41, page 1489
  42. Checkpoint 42, page 1525
  43. Checkpoint 43, page 1562
  44. Checkpoint 44, page 1598
  45. Checkpoint 45, page 1634
  46. Checkpoint 46, page 1671
  47. Checkpoint 47, page 1707
  48. Checkpoint 48, page 1743
  49. Checkpoint 49, page 1780
  50. Checkpoint 50, page 1816
  51. Checkpoint 51, page 1852
  52. Checkpoint 52, page 1889
  53. Checkpoint 53, page 1925
  54. Checkpoint 54, page 1961
  55. Checkpoint 55, page 1998
  56. Checkpoint 56, page 2034
  57. Checkpoint 57, page 2070
  58. Checkpoint 58, page 2106
  59. Checkpoint 59, page 2143
  60. Checkpoint 60, page 2179
  61. Checkpoint 61, page 2215
  62. Checkpoint 62, page 2252
  63. Checkpoint 63, page 2288
  64. Checkpoint 64, page 2324
  65. Checkpoint 65, page 2361
  66. Checkpoint 66, page 2397

In Vread, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is split into 66 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 66 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 1/66pp. 1–36

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 Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York: 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 Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York?
The edition listed on Vread has 2,397 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York?
About 43 hours 30 minutes of reading, or 87 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York?
Yes: the Vread app has 66 reading questions on The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York?
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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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.

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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).