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Normal People: Audiobook

The Normal People audiobook runs an estimated 9 hours (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9est. listening hrs
4.0★75 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Normal People at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 66% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 8% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want a central love story: a solid week of commutes at 9 hours (estimated).

About the book

COMING TO HULU APRIL 29, 2020 • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” ( People ) from the author of Conversations with Friends, “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan). ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE— Entertainment Weekly TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR— People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson AND BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR— The New York Times , The New York Times Book Review, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire , Vox , The Paris Review , Good Housekeeping , Town & Country Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Normal People audiobook?

Normal People runs about 9 hours, our estimate from its 304 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

Is the Normal People audiobook free?

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

When was Normal People first published?

Normal People by Sally Rooney was first published in 2018.