The Secret History: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Secret History runs an estimated 18 hours (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 18 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 18 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 93% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 46% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want psychological twists and proper detective work: a long-haul epic at 18 hours (estimated).
About the book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "a n accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" ( Village Voice ) , f rom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch. Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality. “A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment.... Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” — The New York Times
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret History as an audiobook?
The Secret History runs about 18 hours, our estimate from its 608 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.
Is The Secret History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Secret History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Secret History first published?
The Secret History by Donna Tartt was first published in 1992.
