The Ask: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ask runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sam Lipsyte (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 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 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sam Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 28 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,325 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 Ask is an audiobook by Sam Lipsyte: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Lipsyte, released March 2, 2010, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sam Lipsyte
- Released
- March 2, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781427210050
How to listen to The Ask free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ask as an audiobook?
The Ask runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Ask free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ask?
The Ask is narrated by Sam Lipsyte.