The Darlings: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darlings runs 12.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Fried (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Fried
Jonathan Fried narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 39 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,237 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 Darlings is an audiobook by Cristina Alger: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Fried, released February 16, 2012, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Fried
- Released
- February 16, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781101538678
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darlings as an audiobook?
The Darlings runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Darlings free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darlings?
The Darlings is narrated by Jonathan Fried.
Is The Darlings worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.