Better than the Real Thing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Better than the Real Thing audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Dominic Gruenewald and Annabelle Tudor (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dominic Gruenewald
Dominic Gruenewald narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 42 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
2,285 Modern 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
Better than the Real Thing is an audiobook by Brooke Crawford: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Dominic Gruenewald and Annabelle Tudor, released November 25, 2025, on the Rom-Com and Modern shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dominic Gruenewald, Annabelle Tudor
- Released
- November 25, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Rom-Com, Modern
- ISBN
- 9781038101914
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Better than the Real Thing audiobook?
Better than the Real Thing runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is the Better than the Real Thing audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Better than the Real Thing?
Better than the Real Thing is narrated by Dominic Gruenewald and Annabelle Tudor.
Is Better than the Real Thing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.