The Female of the Species: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Female of the Species runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Birchard (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Birchard
Paul Birchard narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,493 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2009 recording read by Fred Stella runs 1.9 hours longer (15.7 hours).
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 Female of the Species is an audiobook by Lionel Shriver: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Birchard, released March 2, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Birchard
- Released
- March 2, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9780008223212
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Female of the Species as an audiobook?
The Female of the Species runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Female of the Species free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Female of the Species?
The Female of the Species is narrated by Paul Birchard.
Is The Female of the Species worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.