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Cover of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Hate U Give runs an estimated 13.2 hours (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.2est. listening hrs
4.3★132 ratings
Young Adultgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 13.2 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Hate U Give at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 13.2 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 92% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 48% longer than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a solid week of commutes at 13.2 hours (estimated).

About the book

8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" —Jason Reynolds "Stunning." —John Green "This story is necessary. This story is important." —Kirkus (starred review) "Heartbreakingly topical." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A marvel of verisimilitude." —Booklist (starred review) "A powerful, in-your-face novel." —Horn Book (starred review) Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Hate U Give as an audiobook?

The Hate U Give runs about 13.2 hours, our estimate from its 448 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.

Is The Hate U Give free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Hate U Give worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Hate U Give first published?

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Angie Thomas was first published in 2017.