The Idea of Perfection: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea of Perfection runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Odette Joannidis (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
14,247 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Idea of Perfection is an audiobook by Kate Grenville: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Odette Joannidis, released November 24, 2017, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Odette Joannidis
- Released
- November 24, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781528800396
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idea of Perfection as an audiobook?
The Idea of Perfection runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Idea of Perfection free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idea of Perfection?
The Idea of Perfection is narrated by Odette Joannidis.
Is The Idea of Perfection worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.