On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Hendrik Groen series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old audiobook runs 15.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Patrick Ryecart (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Hendrik Groen
This is book 2. Book 1 runs 12 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 27.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen | 12 hrs |
| 2 | On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old | 15.5 hrs |
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
958 Literary Fiction 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
On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old is book 2 of Hendrik Groen's Hendrik Groen series: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Patrick Ryecart, released March 19, 2019, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Patrick Ryecart
- Released
- March 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- Series
- Hendrik Groen #2
- ISBN
- 9781549116070
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old audiobook?
On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is the On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old?
On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old is narrated by Patrick Ryecart.
Is On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours.