The Mandibles: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mandibles runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 502 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,517 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 Mandibles is an audiobook by Lionel Shriver: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released June 21, 2016, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- June 21, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781443452434
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Mandibles as an audiobook?
The Mandibles runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Mandibles free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Mandibles?
The Mandibles is narrated by George Newbern.
Is The Mandibles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.