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The Guts by Roddy Doyle

The Guts: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Guts runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laurence Kinlan (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Guts at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2014 recording read by Laurence Kinlan runs 0.7 hours longer (10.2 hours).
  • The 2014 recording read by Laurence Kinlan runs 0.7 hours longer (10.2 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 Guts is an audiobook by Roddy Doyle: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurence Kinlan, released August 8, 2013, on the Drama shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
Laurence Kinlan
Released
August 8, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama
ISBN
9781448186617

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Guts as an audiobook?

The Guts runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is The Guts free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Guts?

The Guts is narrated by Laurence Kinlan.