Optimists Die First: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Optimists Die First audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Julia Whelan (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julia Whelan
Julia Whelan narrates 408 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,883 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
272 Tough Topics 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
Optimists Die First is an audiobook by Susin Nielsen: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Whelan, released February 21, 2017, on the Tough Topics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julia Whelan
- Released
- February 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9781524723033
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Optimists Die First audiobook?
Optimists Die First runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.
Is the Optimists Die First audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Optimists Die First?
Optimists Die First is narrated by Julia Whelan.