Play It As It Lays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Play It As It Lays audiobook runs 3.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Lauren Fortgang (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 3.9 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Lauren Fortgang narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,741 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
381 Literary Fiction 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
Play It As It Lays is an audiobook by Joan Didion: a 3.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Lauren Fortgang, released June 25, 2024, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lauren Fortgang
- Released
- June 25, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781250384256
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Play It As It Lays audiobook?
Play It As It Lays runs 3.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.
Is the Play It As It Lays audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Play It As It Lays?
Play It As It Lays is narrated by Lauren Fortgang.