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The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke

The Long Goodbye: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Long Goodbye runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Meghan O'Rourke (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Long Goodbye at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Long Goodbye is an audiobook by Meghan O'Rourke: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Meghan O'Rourke, released April 14, 2011, on the Memoirs and Health & Wellness shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Meghan O'Rourke
Released
April 14, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Health & Wellness
ISBN
9781101483466

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Long Goodbye as an audiobook?

The Long Goodbye runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Long Goodbye free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Long Goodbye?

The Long Goodbye is narrated by Meghan O'Rourke.