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Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes

Lou Reed: The King of New York: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lou Reed: The King of New York audiobook runs 20.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Will Hermes (about 13.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.8listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Lou Reed: The King of New York at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 20.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

160 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: The King of New York is an audiobook by Will Hermes: a 20.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Hermes, released October 3, 2023, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.8 hrs
Narrated by
Will Hermes
Released
October 3, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781250910851

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lou Reed: The King of New York audiobook?

Lou Reed: The King of New York runs 20.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.9 hours.

Is the Lou Reed: The King of New York audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lou Reed: The King of New York?

Lou Reed: The King of New York is narrated by Will Hermes.

Is Lou Reed: The King of New York worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.9 hours, saving 6.9 hours.