As Close to Us as Breathing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the As Close to Us as Breathing audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Janet Metzger (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Janet Metzger
Janet Metzger narrates 165 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,493 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,088 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
As Close to Us as Breathing is an audiobook by Elizabeth Poliner: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Janet Metzger, released March 15, 2016, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Janet Metzger
- Released
- March 15, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781478905301
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the As Close to Us as Breathing audiobook?
As Close to Us as Breathing runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the As Close to Us as Breathing audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates As Close to Us as Breathing?
As Close to Us as Breathing is narrated by Janet Metzger.
Is As Close to Us as Breathing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.