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Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink

Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books audiobook runs 4.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Cathy Rentzenbrink (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.3listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books at common listening paces
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30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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

Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books is an audiobook by Cathy Rentzenbrink: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Cathy Rentzenbrink, released September 17, 2020, on the Memoirs and Literature shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.3 hrs
Narrated by
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Released
September 17, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Literature
ISBN
9781529009323

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books audiobook?

Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is the Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books audiobook free?

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Who narrates Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books?

Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books is narrated by Cathy Rentzenbrink.