The River Has Roots: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The River Has Roots runs 3.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gem Carmella (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.9 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 3,723 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf
117 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Has Roots is an audiobook by Amal El-Mohtar: a 3.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Gem Carmella, released March 4, 2025, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Popular on #BookTok shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gem Carmella
- Released
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Popular on #BookTok
- ISBN
- 9781250353351
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The River Has Roots as an audiobook?
The River Has Roots runs 3.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.
Is The River Has Roots free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The River Has Roots?
The River Has Roots is narrated by Gem Carmella.