The Amateur: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Amateur runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Melora Hardin (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 43 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,090 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
The Amateur is an audiobook by Chris Bohjalian: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Melora Hardin, released August 4, 2026, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Melora Hardin
- Released
- August 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798217340279
How to listen to The Amateur free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Amateur as an audiobook?
The Amateur runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is The Amateur free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Amateur?
The Amateur is narrated by Melora Hardin.
Is The Amateur worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.