The Green Mile — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening (estimated).
| 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 —
What our data says
- At 13.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 65% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 7% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want a murder to untangle — a solid week of commutes at 13.8 hours (estimated).
About the book
Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk “the Green Mile,” the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain’s electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities over the years working the Mile, but he’s never seen anything like John Coffey—a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Green Mile as an audiobook?
The Green Mile runs about 13.8 hours — our estimate from its 465 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Can I listen to The Green Mile free?
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Is The Green Mile worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours — saving 4.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Green Mile first published?
The Green Mile by Stephen King was first published in 1996.