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Ugly by David Michael Slater

Ugly: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ugly audiobook runs 18 hours unabridged, narrated by Lauren Irwin (about 12 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18 hours of listening.

Days to finish Ugly at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

533 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

Ugly is an audiobook by David Michael Slater: a 18-hour unabridged recording, read by Lauren Irwin, released January 12, 2026, on the Coming of Age and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18 hrs
Narrated by
Lauren Irwin
Released
January 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781696617291

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ugly audiobook?

Ugly runs 18 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12 hours.

Is the Ugly audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Ugly?

Ugly is narrated by Lauren Irwin.

Is Ugly worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12 hours, saving 6 hours.