Thunderstruck: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thunderstruck audiobook runs 11.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Bob Balaban (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 31 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,006 World 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
Thunderstruck is an audiobook by Erik Larson: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Balaban, released October 24, 2006, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bob Balaban
- Released
- October 24, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739339664
How to listen to Thunderstruck free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Thunderstruck audiobook?
Thunderstruck runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is the Thunderstruck audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Thunderstruck?
Thunderstruck is narrated by Bob Balaban.
Is Thunderstruck worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.