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The Book of Dave by Will Self

The Book of Dave: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Dave runs 18.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Will Self (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.3listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book of Dave at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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

What our data says

  • At 18.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Book of Dave is an audiobook by Will Self: a 18.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Self, released August 10, 2017, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.3 hrs
Narrated by
Will Self
Released
August 10, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781407471327

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of Dave as an audiobook?

The Book of Dave runs 18.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.

Is The Book of Dave free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book of Dave?

The Book of Dave is narrated by Will Self.

Is The Book of Dave worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.