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The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Impossible Knife of Memory: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Impossible Knife of Memory runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan narrates 408 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,883 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf

1,144 Tough Topics 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 Impossible Knife of Memory is an audiobook by Laurie Halse Anderson: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels, released January 7, 2014, on the Tough Topics and Historical (Teen & YA) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Julia Whelan, Luke Daniels
Released
January 7, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
ISBN
9781480553590

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Impossible Knife of Memory as an audiobook?

The Impossible Knife of Memory runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is The Impossible Knife of Memory free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Impossible Knife of Memory?

The Impossible Knife of Memory is narrated by Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels.