The Escalator: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Escalator runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jodi Burgess (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,544 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 Escalator is an audiobook by Andrew Budden: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jodi Burgess, released January 1, 2023, on the Psychological and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jodi Burgess
- Released
- January 1, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781739739133
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Escalator as an audiobook?
The Escalator runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Escalator free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Escalator?
The Escalator is narrated by Jodi Burgess.