The Optimistic Decade: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Optimistic Decade runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tanya Eby (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tanya Eby
Tanya Eby narrates 785 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,480 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,639 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 Optimistic Decade is an audiobook by Heather Abel: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tanya Eby, released May 1, 2018, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tanya Eby
- Released
- May 1, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9781684411795
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Optimistic Decade as an audiobook?
The Optimistic Decade runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Optimistic Decade free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Optimistic Decade?
The Optimistic Decade is narrated by Tanya Eby.
Is The Optimistic Decade worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.