Book · Classics
The power of one
by Bryce Courtenay
Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The power of one, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.
- Pages
- 815
- Reading time
- ≈ 14 h 50 min
- Checkpoints
- 23
- Genre
- Classic
Free on iPhone and Android.
How long does it take to read The power of one?
At 815 pages, The power of one is a doorstopper. Expect about 14 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 30 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 12 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 day30 days
- Vread median pace (72 pp./day)12 days
Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.
Prove you read it
The Vread challenge: 23 checkpoints
- Checkpoint 1, page 35
- Checkpoint 2, page 71
- Checkpoint 3, page 106
- Checkpoint 4, page 142
- Checkpoint 5, page 177
- Checkpoint 6, page 213
- Checkpoint 7, page 248
- Checkpoint 8, page 283
- Checkpoint 9, page 319
- Checkpoint 10, page 354
- Checkpoint 11, page 390
- Checkpoint 12, page 425
- Checkpoint 13, page 461
- Checkpoint 14, page 496
- Checkpoint 15, page 532
- Checkpoint 16, page 567
- Checkpoint 17, page 602
- Checkpoint 18, page 638
- Checkpoint 19, page 673
- Checkpoint 20, page 709
- Checkpoint 21, page 744
- Checkpoint 22, page 780
- Checkpoint 23, page 815
In Vread, The power of one is split into 23 checkpoints, one every 35 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 23 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 The power of one: 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
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