The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread runs 22 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Mendel (about 14.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Mendel
Stephen Mendel narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 482 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literature shelf
538 Literature 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 Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread is an audiobook by Harold Bloom: a 22-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Mendel, released November 24, 2020, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Mendel
- Released
- November 24, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9780593291955
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread as an audiobook?
The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread runs 22 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.7 hours.
Is The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread?
The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread is narrated by Stephen Mendel.
Is The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.7 hours, saving 7.3 hours.