The Polite Act of Drowning: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Polite Act of Drowning runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ina Marie Smith (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,081 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 Polite Act of Drowning is an audiobook by Charleen Hurtubise: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ina Marie Smith, released April 6, 2023, on the Literary Fiction and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ina Marie Smith
- Released
- April 6, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Coming of Age
- ISBN
- 9781804182673
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Polite Act of Drowning as an audiobook?
The Polite Act of Drowning runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Polite Act of Drowning free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Polite Act of Drowning?
The Polite Act of Drowning is narrated by Ina Marie Smith.