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Oryx and Crake: Audiobook

The Oryx and Crake audiobook runs an estimated 11.5 hours (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5est. listening hrs
4.2★47 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Oryx and Crake 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

What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 83% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 39% 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 11.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future — from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey — with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake — through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Oryx and Crake audiobook?

Oryx and Crake runs about 11.5 hours, our estimate from its 389 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Oryx and Crake audiobook free?

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

Is Oryx and Crake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Oryx and Crake first published?

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood was first published in 2002.