The River: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The River runs 2.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Coyote (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.5 hours, it is shorter than 92% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 105 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
79 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Monster
- The Door in the Wall
- Kill Joy: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Novella
- Brian's Hunt
- Brian's Return
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 River is an audiobook by Gary Paulsen: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Coyote, released July 5, 2000, on the Action & Adventure (Teen & YA) and Tough Topics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Coyote
- Released
- July 5, 2000
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9780553751925
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The River as an audiobook?
The River runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.
Is The River free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The River?
The River is narrated by Peter Coyote.