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Sam by Allegra Goodman

Sam: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sam audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Rebecca Lowman (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Sam at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,049 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Sam is an audiobook by Allegra Goodman: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Rebecca Lowman, released January 3, 2023, on the Contemporary Women and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Rebecca Lowman
Released
January 3, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Contemporary Women, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780593612736

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Sam audiobook?

Sam runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Sam audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Sam?

Sam is narrated by Rebecca Lowman.