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White oleander: Audiobook

The White oleander audiobook runs an estimated 11.5 hours (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5est. listening hrs
4.0★20 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish White oleander at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 61% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 5% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 11.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the White oleander audiobook?

White oleander runs about 11.5 hours, our estimate from its 390 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the White oleander audiobook free?

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

Is White oleander worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was White oleander first published?

White oleander by Fitch, Janet was first published in 1989.