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Cover of Jaws by Peter Benchley

Jaws: Audiobook

The Jaws audiobook runs an estimated 9.1 hours (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1est. listening hrs
4.4★23 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Jaws at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 81% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 26% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9.1 hours (estimated).

About the book

With the 1974 publication of the novel Jaws and the release a year later of the film based on the book, an American cultural phenomenon was born. Today, the remarkable bestseller by Peter Benchley still towers as a thrilling classic of suspense, drama, and the eternal conflicts of man against nature … and man against himself. As the movie continues to broadcast all over the world, entire generations may know the Jaws story only through its cinematic rendition. Those unfamiliar with the literary forerunner are in for a wonderful surprise, for the novel contains many twists of plot and character that were omitted in the film.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Jaws audiobook?

Jaws runs about 9.1 hours, our estimate from its 309 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is the Jaws audiobook free?

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

When was Jaws first published?

Jaws by Peter Benchley was first published in 1973.