When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays audiobook runs 7.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Marilynne Robinson (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
510 Essays & Anthologies 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
When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays is an audiobook by Marilynne Robinson: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Marilynne Robinson, released March 13, 2012, on the Essays & Anthologies and Religion & Spirituality shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marilynne Robinson
- Released
- March 13, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Religion & Spirituality
- ISBN
- 9781427226785
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How long is the When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays audiobook?
When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
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Who narrates When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays?
When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays is narrated by Marilynne Robinson.