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The Ragpicker King

by Cassandra Clare

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start The Ragpicker King, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
750
Reading time
≈ 13 h 40 min
Checkpoints
19
Genre
Fantasy, SF
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How long does it take to read The Ragpicker King?

At 750 pages, The Ragpicker King is a doorstopper. Expect about 13 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 28 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 11 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 day28 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)11 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 19 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 39
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 79
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 118
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 158
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 197
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 237
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 276
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 316
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 355
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 395
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 434
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 474
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 513
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 553
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 592
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 632
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 671
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 711
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 750

In Vread, The Ragpicker King is split into 19 checkpoints, one every 39 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 19 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 1/19pp. 1–39

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 Ragpicker King: 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 Ragpicker King?
The edition listed on Vread has 750 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read The Ragpicker King?
About 13 hours 40 minutes of reading, or 28 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on The Ragpicker King?
Yes: the Vread app has 19 reading questions on The Ragpicker King, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of The Ragpicker King?
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).