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The Afterlife by Gary Soto

The Afterlife: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Afterlife runs 4.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Ramirez (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.2listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Afterlife at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 4.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Robert Ramirez

Robert Ramirez narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 352 hours in all.

All Robert Ramirez audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

968 Non-fiction (Kids) 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

The Afterlife is an audiobook by Gary Soto: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Ramirez, released January 14, 2008, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.2 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Ramirez
Released
January 14, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9781440797743

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Afterlife as an audiobook?

The Afterlife runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

Is The Afterlife free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Afterlife?

The Afterlife is narrated by Robert Ramirez.