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A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

A Long Way Down: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Long Way Down runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Scott Brick (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Long Way Down at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,715 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Long Way Down is an audiobook by Nick Hornby: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Brick, released June 2, 2005, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Scott Brick
Released
June 2, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9780786554027

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Long Way Down as an audiobook?

A Long Way Down runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is A Long Way Down free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Long Way Down?

A Long Way Down is narrated by Scott Brick.