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The Weight of This World by David Joy

The Weight of This World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Weight of This World runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by MacLeod Andrews (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Weight of This World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,125 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 Weight of This World is an audiobook by David Joy: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by MacLeod Andrews, released March 7, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.6 hrs
Narrated by
MacLeod Andrews
Released
March 7, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
ISBN
9781524751487

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Weight of This World as an audiobook?

The Weight of This World runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is The Weight of This World free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Weight of This World?

The Weight of This World is narrated by MacLeod Andrews.