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Hatchet: Audiobook

The Hatchet audiobook runs an estimated 5.7 hours (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7est. listening hrs
4.2★155 ratings
Young Adultgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Hatchet at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 80% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 36% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a weekend-size listen at 5.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Brian Robison, a teenage boy struggling through his parents divorce, is flying up north to stay with his dad for the summer. However, his plane crashes and he is forced to survive the Canadian wilderness. Now living in a world completely opposite of his own, he is now able to discover himself in this forsaken and misunderstood beautiful world. The story is continued in "The River" "Brian's Winter" "Brian's Return" and "The Hunt"

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Hatchet audiobook?

Hatchet runs about 5.7 hours, our estimate from its 192 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is the Hatchet audiobook free?

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

When was Hatchet first published?

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen was first published in 1986.