The Book of Records: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Records runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeff Yung and Scott Turner Schofield and others (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Scott Turner Schofield
Scott Turner Schofield narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 127 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,485 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 Book of Records is an audiobook by Madeleine Thien: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Yung, Scott Turner Schofield and Richard Lam and others, released May 8, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeff Yung, Scott Turner Schofield, Richard Lam, Athena Karkanis, Madeleine Thien
- Released
- May 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781803512969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Records as an audiobook?
The Book of Records runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Book of Records free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Records?
The Book of Records is narrated by Jeff Yung, Scott Turner Schofield, Richard Lam and Athena Karkanis and others.
Is The Book of Records worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.