Great and Unfortunate Things: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Great and Unfortunate Things audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jason Arday (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| 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 audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
2,355 Memoirs 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
Great and Unfortunate Things is an audiobook by Jason Arday: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jason Arday, released August 11, 2026, on the Memoirs and Self-Development shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jason Arday
- Released
- August 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9781668126523
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Great and Unfortunate Things audiobook?
Great and Unfortunate Things runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Great and Unfortunate Things audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Great and Unfortunate Things?
Great and Unfortunate Things is narrated by Jason Arday.