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Against the Country by Ben Metcalf

Against the Country: Audiobook

by Ben Metcalf · narrated by Scott Sowers · unabridged · 2015

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Against the Country audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Sowers (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2015released
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Based on 10.6 hours of listening.

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30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Scott Sowers

Scott Sowers narrates 98 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,050 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,045 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

Against the Country is an audiobook by Ben Metcalf: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Sowers, released February 6, 2015, on the Coming of Age and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.6 hrs
Narrated by
Scott Sowers
Released
February 6, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781490632452

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Against the Country audiobook?

Against the Country runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is the Against the Country audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Against the Country?

Against the Country is narrated by Scott Sowers.

Is Against the Country worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.