When the World Was Happy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the World Was Happy audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Javier Muñoz (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Javier Muñoz
Javier Muñoz narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 37 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
740 Tough Topics 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 the World Was Happy is an audiobook by Benjamin Alire Sáenz: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Javier Muñoz, released October 13, 2026, on the Romance (Teen & YA) and Tough Topics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Javier Muñoz
- Released
- October 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance (Teen & YA), Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9781668185834
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When the World Was Happy audiobook?
When the World Was Happy runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the When the World Was Happy audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When the World Was Happy?
When the World Was Happy is narrated by Javier Muñoz.
Is When the World Was Happy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.