The Handmaid's Tale: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Handmaid's Tale runs an estimated 10.4 hours (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 10.4 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for fantasy.
- That's 5% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners who want dystopian stakes: a solid week of commutes at 10.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender, and religious politics. Multiple Golden Globe award-winner Claire Danes ( Romeo and Juliet, The Hours ) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time. After a staged terrorist attack kills the President and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all-controlling Republic of Gilead. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Handmaid's Tale as an audiobook?
The Handmaid's Tale runs about 10.4 hours, our estimate from its 352 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Handmaid's Tale free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Handmaid's Tale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Handmaid's Tale first published?
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood was first published in 1985.
