The Thorn Birds: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Thorn Birds runs an estimated 17.7 hours (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 17.7 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 17.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 98% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 113% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want epic quests and a central love story: a long-haul epic at 17.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda – a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland – the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1915 to 1969.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Thorn Birds as an audiobook?
The Thorn Birds runs about 17.7 hours, our estimate from its 597 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.
Is The Thorn Birds free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Thorn Birds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Thorn Birds first published?
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, Colleen McCullough was first published in 1977.
