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The Slippery Slope: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Slippery Slope runs an estimated 10 hours (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10est. listening hrs
4.2★32 ratings
Mysterygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Slippery Slope at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day20 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 10 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 70% of the mystery audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 16% longer than the average mystery audiobook (8.6 hrs across 582 titles in our dataset).

Computed from mystery audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for mystery listeners who want a comic streak: a solid week of commutes at 10 hours (estimated).

About the book

Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up--and down--a range of strange and distressing mountains. In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be best not to mention any of the unpleasant details of this story, particularly a secret message, a toboggan, a deceitful map, a swarm of snow gnats, a scheming villain, a troupe of organized youngsters, a covered casserole dish, and a surprising survivor of a terrible fire. Unfortunately, I have dedicated my life to researching and recording the sad tale of the Baudelaire orphans.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Slippery Slope as an audiobook?

The Slippery Slope runs about 10 hours, our estimate from its 337 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Slippery Slope free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Is The Slippery Slope worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Slippery Slope first published?

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Rose-Marie Vassallo was first published in 2003.