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Leave the World Behind: Audiobook

The Leave the World Behind audiobook runs an estimated 8.5 hours (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5est. listening hrs
3.2★5 ratings
Thrillergenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Leave the World Behind at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 85% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 31% 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 8.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION A Recommended Book From Vogue * TIME * The Washington Post * Buzzfeed * The Boston Globe * The Wall Street Journal * Vulture * Newsweek * NY Observer * Refinery29 * The New York Post * Town & Country * Parade * The Millions * PopSugar * AARP * Publishers Weekly * Apartment Therapy * Kirkus * LA Mag * BookPage * Alma * Lit Hub * The Week A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Leave the World Behind audiobook?

Leave the World Behind runs about 8.5 hours, our estimate from its 288 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the Leave the World Behind audiobook free?

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

When was Leave the World Behind first published?

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam was first published in 2020.