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Cover of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Catch-22 audiobook runs 20 hours (about 13.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20listening hrs
4.1★204 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 20 hours of listening.

Days to finish Catch-22 at common listening paces
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2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 67% longer than the average historical fiction audiobook (12 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).

Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for historical fiction listeners: a long-haul epic at 20 hours.

About the book

It’s the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to thousands of people determined to kill him. But the enemy above is not Yossarian’s problem – it is his own army intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening ‘Catch-22’ that allows for no possibility of escape. THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE BOOK.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Catch-22 audiobook?

Catch-22 runs 20 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.3 hours.

Is the Catch-22 audiobook free?

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

Is Catch-22 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.3 hours, saving 6.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Catch-22 first published?

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller was first published in 1961.

Can you download Catch-22 as an audio file?

Yes. The audiobook app streams Catch-22 or downloads it to your phone for offline listening, so a commute without signal still works.