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Only the Strong by Jabari Asim

Only the Strong: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Only the Strong audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by JD Jackson (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Only the Strong at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf

862 BIPOC Stories & Voices 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

Only the Strong is an audiobook by Jabari Asim: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by JD Jackson, released May 26, 2015, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
JD Jackson
Released
May 26, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices
ISBN
9781494583040

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Only the Strong audiobook?

Only the Strong runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Only the Strong audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Only the Strong?

Only the Strong is narrated by JD Jackson.

Is Only the Strong worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.