The Shards: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shards runs 23.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bret Easton Ellis (about 15.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 47 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 2,396 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Psychological shelf
14 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- I Am Pilgrim: The bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club pick
- The Secret History
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- A Place of Hiding
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Shards is an audiobook by Bret Easton Ellis: a 23.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Bret Easton Ellis, released January 17, 2023, on the Horror and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bret Easton Ellis
- Released
- January 17, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Horror, Psychological, Coming of Age
- ISBN
- 9780593665565
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shards as an audiobook?
The Shards runs 23.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.4 hours.
Is The Shards free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shards?
The Shards is narrated by Bret Easton Ellis.
Is The Shards worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.4 hours, saving 7.7 hours.