Galápagos: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Galápagos audiobook runs an estimated 8.7 hours (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in–by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 67% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 20% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.9 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).
Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for science fiction listeners who want a historical setting and a comic streak: a solid week of commutes at 8.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
“A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.” — The New York Times Book Review Galápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galápagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, and totally different human race. In this inimitable novel, America’ s master satirist looks at our world and shows us all that is sadly, madly awry–and all that is worth saving. Praise for Galápagos “The best Vonnegut novel yet!” —John Irving “Beautiful . . . provocative, arresting reading.” — USA Today “A satire in the classic tradition . . . a dark vision, a heartfelt warning.” — The Detroit Free Press “Interesting, engaging, sad and yet very funny . . .
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Galápagos audiobook?
Galápagos runs about 8.7 hours, our estimate from its 295 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Galápagos audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Galápagos first published?
Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut was first published in 1820.
