The Brightness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Brightness runs 20.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Helen Laser (about 13.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 20.3 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Helen Laser
Helen Laser narrates 182 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,595 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
318 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 Brightness is an audiobook by Chad Harbach: a 20.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Helen Laser, released October 27, 2026, on the Coming of Age and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Helen Laser
- Released
- October 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781668623442
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Brightness as an audiobook?
The Brightness runs 20.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.6 hours.
Is The Brightness free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Brightness?
The Brightness is narrated by Helen Laser.
Is The Brightness worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.6 hours, saving 6.8 hours.