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Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey

Bright Shiny Morning: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bright Shiny Morning audiobook runs 13.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Foster (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bright Shiny Morning at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,570 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

Bright Shiny Morning is an audiobook by James Frey: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Foster, released May 13, 2008, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.7 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Foster
Released
May 13, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fiction
ISBN
9780061688287

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bright Shiny Morning audiobook?

Bright Shiny Morning runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Bright Shiny Morning audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Bright Shiny Morning?

Bright Shiny Morning is narrated by Ben Foster.

Is Bright Shiny Morning worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.