The Godfather — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 13.3 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 13.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 85% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 48% longer than the average romance audiobook (9 hrs across 819 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and proper detective work — a solid week of commutes at 13.3 hours (estimated).
About the book
The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City (and Long Beach, New York), headed by Vito Corleone. Puzo's dedication for The Godfather is "For Anthony Cleri". The novel's epigraph is by the French author Honoré de Balzac: "Behind every great fortune there is a crime." The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955 and includes the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. ---------- Also contained in: - [The Godfather / The Fortunate Pilgrim](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL7920005W) - [The Godfather / The Last Don](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1673242W)
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Godfather as an audiobook?
The Godfather runs about 13.3 hours — our estimate from its 450 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Can I listen to The Godfather free?
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Is The Godfather worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours — saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Godfather first published?
The Godfather by Mario Puzo was first published in 1969.