The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,903 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
- The Souls of Black Folk
- The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)
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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 Cruelty: A Reckoning is an audiobook by Maggie Nelson: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released February 21, 2017, on the Social Science and Arts & Entertainment shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- February 21, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Arts & Entertainment, Literature
- ISBN
- 9781515989219
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning as an audiobook?
The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning?
The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.