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Straight Man by Richard Russo

Straight Man: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Straight Man audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Sam Freed (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Straight Man at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,344 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

Straight Man is an audiobook by Richard Russo: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Freed, released August 14, 2003, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.2 hrs
Narrated by
Sam Freed
Released
August 14, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fiction
ISBN
9781415900987

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Straight Man audiobook?

Straight Man runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Straight Man audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Straight Man?

Straight Man is narrated by Sam Freed.

Is Straight Man worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.