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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beartown audiobook runs 13.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Marin Ireland (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Beartown at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Beartown is an audiobook by Fredrik Backman: a 13.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Marin Ireland, released April 25, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.2 hrs
Narrated by
Marin Ireland
Released
April 25, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fiction
ISBN
9781508230984

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beartown audiobook?

Beartown runs 13.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is the Beartown audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Beartown?

Beartown is narrated by Marin Ireland.

Is Beartown worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.