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Cover of Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake: Audiobook

by Margaret Atwood · 2002

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oryx and Crake audiobook runs 10.5 hours (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
4.2★47 ratings
Romancegenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Oryx and Crake at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 25% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.4 hrs across 3598 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want a central love story: a solid week of commutes at 10.5 hours.

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 10.5 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 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 hours, saving 3.5 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.