The Life of the Mind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Life of the Mind runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Allyson Ryan (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Allyson Ryan
Allyson Ryan narrates 287 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,611 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,836 Literary 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 Life of the Mind is an audiobook by Christine Smallwood: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Allyson Ryan, released March 2, 2021, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Allyson Ryan
- Released
- March 2, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9780593344910
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Life of the Mind as an audiobook?
The Life of the Mind runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Life of the Mind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Life of the Mind?
The Life of the Mind is narrated by Allyson Ryan.