Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Will Self (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Will Self
Will Self narrates 11 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 95 hours in all.
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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
Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 is an audiobook by Will Self: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Self, released January 17, 2023, on the Essays & Anthologies and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Will Self
- Released
- January 17, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, World
- ISBN
- 9781705087633
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 audiobook?
Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 audiobook free?
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Who narrates Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021?
Why Read: Selected Writings 2001–2021 is narrated by Will Self.