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Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd

Ordinary Thunderstorms: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ordinary Thunderstorms audiobook runs 12.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Gideon Emery (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Ordinary Thunderstorms at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2020 recording read by John Heffernan runs 1.1 hours longer (13.2 hours).

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

Ordinary Thunderstorms is an audiobook by William Boyd: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Gideon Emery, released February 23, 2010, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Gideon Emery
Released
February 23, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062007568

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ordinary Thunderstorms audiobook?

Ordinary Thunderstorms runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is the Ordinary Thunderstorms audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Ordinary Thunderstorms?

Ordinary Thunderstorms is narrated by Gideon Emery.

Is Ordinary Thunderstorms worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.