When We Were Brilliant: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When We Were Brilliant audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs
Rachel L. Jacobs narrates 99 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 763 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,948 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
When We Were Brilliant is an audiobook by Lynn Cullen: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel L. Jacobs, released January 20, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachel L. Jacobs
- Released
- January 20, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9798217163113
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When We Were Brilliant audiobook?
When We Were Brilliant runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the When We Were Brilliant audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When We Were Brilliant?
When We Were Brilliant is narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs.
Is When We Were Brilliant worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.