The Word Exchange: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Word Exchange runs 16.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert and Richard Powers (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
726 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 Word Exchange is an audiobook by Alena Graedon: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert and Richard Powers, released April 8, 2014, on the Literary Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert, Richard Powers
- Released
- April 8, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- ISBN
- 9781482969016
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Word Exchange as an audiobook?
The Word Exchange runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is The Word Exchange free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Word Exchange?
The Word Exchange is narrated by Tavia Gilbert and Richard Powers.
Is The Word Exchange worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.