The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Bryson (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 5,212 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,193 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is an audiobook by Bill Bryson: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Bryson, released October 17, 2006, on the Memoirs and Comedy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Bryson
- Released
- October 17, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Comedy, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780739315248
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid as an audiobook?
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid?
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is narrated by Bill Bryson.