Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen Murray (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 2,869 Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Karen Murray
Karen Murray narrates 60 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 507 hours in all.
About as long, on the Women shelf
631 Women 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
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler is an audiobook by Susana M. Morris: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Murray, released August 19, 2025, on the Women shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Murray
- Released
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Women
- ISBN
- 9780063211858
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler audiobook?
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is the Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler?
Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler is narrated by Karen Murray.