This Was Not the Plan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Was Not the Plan audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by George Newbern (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 502 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,891 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
This Was Not the Plan is an audiobook by Cristina Alger: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released February 2, 2016, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- February 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781442391642
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the This Was Not the Plan audiobook?
This Was Not the Plan runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is the This Was Not the Plan audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates This Was Not the Plan?
This Was Not the Plan is narrated by George Newbern.