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The Mean by John Arthur Long

The Mean: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mean runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Arthur Long (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.7listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Mean at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 62,518 Fiction 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 Mean is an audiobook by John Arthur Long: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Arthur Long, released August 18, 2017, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.7 hrs
Narrated by
John Arthur Long
Released
August 18, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781538460139

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Mean as an audiobook?

The Mean runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Mean free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Mean?

The Mean is narrated by John Arthur Long.