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Checker and the Derailleurs by Lionel Shriver

Checker and the Derailleurs: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Checker and the Derailleurs audiobook runs 11.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Ragland (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Checker and the Derailleurs at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christopher Ragland

Christopher Ragland narrates 293 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,260 hours in all.

All Christopher Ragland audiobooks, measured

Other recordings

  • The 2009 recording read by MacLeod Andrews runs 0.2 hours shorter (11 hours).

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

Checker and the Derailleurs is an audiobook by Lionel Shriver: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Ragland, released April 6, 2017, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Ragland
Released
April 6, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780008223199

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Checker and the Derailleurs audiobook?

Checker and the Derailleurs runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Checker and the Derailleurs audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Checker and the Derailleurs?

Checker and the Derailleurs is narrated by Christopher Ragland.

Is Checker and the Derailleurs worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.