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Unbroken: Audiobook

The Unbroken audiobook runs an estimated 14.8 hours (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.8est. listening hrs
4.1★38 ratings
Young Adultgenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 14.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Unbroken at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

What our data says

  • At 14.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 97% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 66% longer than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 163 titles in our dataset).

Computed from young adult audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a solid week of commutes at 14.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014’s Unbroken and the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption . On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Unbroken audiobook?

Unbroken runs about 14.8 hours, our estimate from its 500 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.

Is the Unbroken audiobook free?

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

Is Unbroken worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Unbroken first published?

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was first published in 2010.