Shuggie Bain: Audiobook
The Shuggie Bain audiobook runs an estimated 16.1 hours (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 16.1 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 16.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 84% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 38% longer than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners who want coming-of-age arcs: a long-haul epic at 16.1 hours (estimated).
About the book
This is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher’s policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city’s notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie’s mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie’s guiding light but a burden for him and his siblings. She dreams of a house with its own front door while she flicks through the pages of the Freemans catalogue, ordering a little happiness on credit, anything to brighten up her grey life. Married to a philandering taxi-driver husband, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good—her beehive, make-up, and pearly-white false teeth offer a glamourous image of a Glaswegian Elizabeth Taylor.
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How long is the Shuggie Bain audiobook?
Shuggie Bain runs about 16.1 hours, our estimate from its 543 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.
Can I listen to Shuggie Bain free?
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Is Shuggie Bain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Shuggie Bain first published?
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart was first published in 2020.
