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Insomnia: Audiobook

The Insomnia audiobook runs an estimated 21.3 hours (about 14.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.3est. listening hrs
3.9★102 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 21.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Insomnia at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day43 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

What our data says

  • At 21.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 95% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 94% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a long-haul epic at 21.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

A #1 national bestseller—“A yarn so packed with suspense, romance, literary reference, fascinating miscellaneous knowledge, and heart that only Stephen King could have written it. Marvelous—that is, full of marvels” ( Booklist ). Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier, until he’s barely sleeping at all. During his late night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people’s heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep. There’s a definite mean streak running through this small New England city; underneath its ordinary surface awesome and terrifying forces are at work. The dying has been going on in Derry for a long, long time.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Insomnia audiobook?

Insomnia runs about 21.3 hours, our estimate from its 719 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.2 hours.

Is the Insomnia audiobook free?

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

Is Insomnia worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.2 hours, saving 7.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Insomnia first published?

Insomnia by Stephen King was first published in 1994.