The Water Takes: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Water Takes runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Valerie Bader (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,364 Literary Fiction 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 Water Takes is an audiobook by Sarah Walker: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Valerie Bader, released March 30, 2026, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Valerie Bader
- Released
- March 30, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781761633348
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Water Takes as an audiobook?
The Water Takes runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Water Takes free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Water Takes?
The Water Takes is narrated by Valerie Bader.