The Closest I've Come: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Closest I've Come runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christian Barillas (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christian Barillas
Christian Barillas narrates 68 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 625 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
872 Tough Topics 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 Closest I've Come is an audiobook by Fred Aceves: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Christian Barillas, released November 7, 2017, on the Tough Topics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christian Barillas
- Released
- November 7, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9780062689481
How to listen to The Closest I've Come free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Closest I've Come as an audiobook?
The Closest I've Come runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Closest I've Come free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Closest I've Come?
The Closest I've Come is narrated by Christian Barillas.