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Cover of The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Jim Fyfe, Jodi Picoult

The Outsiders: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Outsiders runs an estimated 5.7 hours (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7est. listening hrs
4.4★131 ratings
Young Adultgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Outsiders at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 80% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 36% shorter than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a weekend-size listen at 5.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far. The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of fiction that laid the groundwork for the YA genre. S. E.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Outsiders as an audiobook?

The Outsiders runs about 5.7 hours, our estimate from its 192 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is The Outsiders free as an audiobook?

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

When was The Outsiders first published?

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Jim Fyfe, Jodi Picoult was first published in 1967.