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The Naming of the Birds by Paraic O'Donnell

The Naming of the Birds: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Naming of the Birds runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charles Armstrong (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Naming of the Birds at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,081 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 Naming of the Birds is an audiobook by Paraic O'Donnell: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Armstrong, released January 14, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
Charles Armstrong
Released
January 14, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
ISBN
9781696607902

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Naming of the Birds as an audiobook?

The Naming of the Birds runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Naming of the Birds free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Naming of the Birds?

The Naming of the Birds is narrated by Charles Armstrong.

Is The Naming of the Birds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.