The Effort: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Effort runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jay Ben Markson (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jay Ben Markson
Jay Ben Markson narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 173 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
1,193 Action & Adventure (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 Effort is an audiobook by Claire Holroyde: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jay Ben Markson, released January 12, 2021, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jay Ben Markson
- Released
- January 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781549183195
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Effort as an audiobook?
The Effort runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Effort free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Effort?
The Effort is narrated by Jay Ben Markson.
Is The Effort worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.