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That was then, this is now: Audiobook

The That was then, this is now audiobook runs an estimated 4.7 hours (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.7est. listening hrs
4.7★17 ratings
Young Adultgenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 4.7 hours of listening (estimated).

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1 hour / day5 days
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1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 4.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 87% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 47% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a weekend-size listen at 4.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then, This is Now is S. E. Hinton’s moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart. “A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader … Hard to forget.”— The New York Times

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the That was then, this is now audiobook?

That was then, this is now runs about 4.7 hours, our estimate from its 159 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is the That was then, this is now audiobook free?

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

When was That was then, this is now first published?

That was then, this is now by S. E. Hinton was first published in 1971.