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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments runs 18 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Garcia (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18 hours of listening.

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30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 18 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments is an audiobook by David Foster Wallace: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Garcia, released February 7, 2012, on the Essays & Anthologies and Comedy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Garcia
Released
February 7, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies, Comedy, Comedic Voices
ISBN
9781611135169

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments as an audiobook?

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.

Is A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments?

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments is narrated by Paul Garcia.

Is A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.