Lou Reed: A Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lou Reed: A Life audiobook runs 17 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Coleman (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Coleman
Peter Coleman narrates 24 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 189 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
319 Arts & Entertainment 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
Lou Reed: A Life is an audiobook by Anthony DeCurtis: a 17-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coleman, released October 10, 2017, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Coleman
- Released
- October 10, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781478955337
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lou Reed: A Life audiobook?
Lou Reed: A Life runs 17 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.
Is the Lou Reed: A Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lou Reed: A Life?
Lou Reed: A Life is narrated by Peter Coleman.
Is Lou Reed: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.7 hours.