The Way Things Should Be: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Way Things Should Be runs 8.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Kants (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.4 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 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sarah Kants
Sarah Kants narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 182 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
2,946 Contemporary Women 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 Way Things Should Be is an audiobook by Bridie Jabour: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Kants, released April 26, 2019, on the Rom-Com and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Kants
- Released
- April 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Rom-Com, Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9781760686253
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Way Things Should Be as an audiobook?
The Way Things Should Be runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is The Way Things Should Be free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Way Things Should Be?
The Way Things Should Be is narrated by Sarah Kants.