The Poet X: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Poet X runs an estimated 10.7 hours (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 10.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 67% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
- That's 20% longer 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 solid week of commutes at 10.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Poet X as an audiobook?
The Poet X runs about 10.7 hours, our estimate from its 361 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Poet X free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Poet X worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Poet X first published?
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo was first published in 2018.
