A Very, Very Bad Thing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Very, Very Bad Thing runs 5.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeffery Self (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jeffery Self
Jeffery Self narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 20 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
319 Tough Topics 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 Very, Very Bad Thing is an audiobook by Jeffery Self: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeffery Self, released October 31, 2017, on the LGBTQ+ (Teen & YA) and Tough Topics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeffery Self
- Released
- October 31, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- LGBTQ+ (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9781338237542
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Very, Very Bad Thing as an audiobook?
A Very, Very Bad Thing runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is A Very, Very Bad Thing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Very, Very Bad Thing?
A Very, Very Bad Thing is narrated by Jeffery Self.