A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Aden Hakimi (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Aden Hakimi
Aden Hakimi narrates 37 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 278 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
678 Arts & Entertainment 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 Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies is an audiobook by David Thomson: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Aden Hakimi, released July 7, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Aden Hakimi
- Released
- July 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781668141717
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies as an audiobook?
A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies?
A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies is narrated by Aden Hakimi.
Is A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.