The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays runs 12.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 12.3 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 |
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What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
453 Essays & Anthologies 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 Fun Stuff: And Other Essays is an audiobook by James Wood: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released October 30, 2012, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- October 30, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781483061337
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays as an audiobook?
The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays?
The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays is narrated by Simon Vance.
Is The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.