Parable of the Talents: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Parable of the Talents audiobook runs 15.5 hours (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 38% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11.2 hrs across 1862 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want dystopian stakes: a long-haul epic at 15.5 hours.
About the book
Best-selling author Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed novels have won numerous awards, and she is a recipient of a "genius" grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Parable of the Talents was selected as one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly. Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying depravity. Assault, theft, sexual abuse, slavery, and murder are commonplace. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous, bigoted tyrant wins his way into the White House. Directly opposed is Lauren Olamina, founder of Earthseed--a new faith that teaches "God Is Change." Persecuted for "heathen" beliefs as much as for having a black female leader, Earthseed's followers face a life-and-death struggle to preserve their vision. Butler's fluid writing and keen observations about race, gender, politics, and religion make for a moving parable that will be pondered for generations.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Parable of the Talents audiobook?
Parable of the Talents runs 15.5 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is the Parable of the Talents audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is Parable of the Talents worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Parable of the Talents first published?
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler was first published in 1998.
