The Spectacular Now: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spectacular Now runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by MacLeod Andrews (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 17,065 Teen & YA audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by MacLeod Andrews
MacLeod Andrews narrates 259 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,291 hours in all.
About as long, on the Teen & YA shelf
3,178 Teen & YA audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Spectacular Now is an audiobook by Tim Tharp: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by MacLeod Andrews, released August 20, 2009, on the Teen & YA shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- MacLeod Andrews
- Released
- August 20, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Teen & YA
- ISBN
- 9781423399667
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Spectacular Now as an audiobook?
The Spectacular Now runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Spectacular Now free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Spectacular Now?
The Spectacular Now is narrated by MacLeod Andrews.