The Book of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Life runs 18.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rom Maczka (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.9 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 20,332 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
450 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2024 recording read by James Harrington runs 4.3 hours shorter (14.5 hours).
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Book of Life is an audiobook by Upton Sinclair: a 18.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rom Maczka, released August 26, 2016, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rom Maczka
- Released
- August 26, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
How to listen to The Book of Life free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Life as an audiobook?
The Book of Life runs 18.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.
Is The Book of Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Life?
The Book of Life is narrated by Rom Maczka.
Is The Book of Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.