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Time Is A Mother

by Ocean Vuong

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start Time Is A Mother, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
112
Reading time
≈ 2 h
Checkpoints
18
Genre
Fiction
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How long does it take to read Time Is A Mother?

At 112 pages, Time Is A Mother is a short book. Expect about 2 hours 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 5 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 2 reading days. For a book of this length (under 250 pages), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day5 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)2 days

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

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 18 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 6
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 12
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 19
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 25
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 31
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 37
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 44
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 50
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 56
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 62
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 68
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 75
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 81
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 87
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 93
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 100
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 106
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 112

In Vread, Time Is A Mother is split into 18 checkpoints, one every 6 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 18 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 1/18pp. 1–6

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 Time Is A Mother: 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 Time Is A Mother?
The edition listed on Vread has 112 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read Time Is A Mother?
About 2 hours of reading, or 5 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on Time Is A Mother?
Yes: the Vread app has 18 reading questions on Time Is A Mother, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of Time Is A Mother?
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).