The Borrower: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Borrower runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kristen Sieh (about 5.8 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kristen Sieh
Kristen Sieh narrates 142 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,343 hours in all.
- Romantic Comedy (Reese's Book Club)
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
- The Lost Night
- King Sorrow
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,674 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 Borrower is an audiobook by Rebecca Makkai: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kristen Sieh, released July 28, 2020, on the Coming of Age and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kristen Sieh
- Released
- July 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780593339244
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Borrower as an audiobook?
The Borrower runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Borrower free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Borrower?
The Borrower is narrated by Kristen Sieh.