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The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson

The Art of Breaking Things: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Art of Breaking Things runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Phoebe Strole (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

1,077 Tough Topics 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 Art of Breaking Things is an audiobook by Laura Sibson: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Phoebe Strole, released June 18, 2019, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Phoebe Strole
Released
June 18, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
ISBN
9781984889348

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Art of Breaking Things as an audiobook?

The Art of Breaking Things runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The Art of Breaking Things free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Art of Breaking Things?

The Art of Breaking Things is narrated by Phoebe Strole.