The Pessimists: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pessimists runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carlotta Brentan (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Carlotta Brentan
Carlotta Brentan narrates 223 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,305 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,455 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 Pessimists is an audiobook by Bethany Ball: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Carlotta Brentan, released October 12, 2021, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Carlotta Brentan
- Released
- October 12, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781696606752
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Pessimists as an audiobook?
The Pessimists runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Pessimists free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Pessimists?
The Pessimists is narrated by Carlotta Brentan.