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The Line That Held Us by David Joy

The Line That Held Us: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Line That Held Us runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Macleod Andrews (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Line That Held Us at common listening paces
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30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,869 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 Line That Held Us is an audiobook by David Joy: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Macleod Andrews, released August 14, 2018, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Macleod Andrews
Released
August 14, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
ISBN
9780525590699

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Line That Held Us as an audiobook?

The Line That Held Us runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Line That Held Us free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Line That Held Us?

The Line That Held Us is narrated by Macleod Andrews.