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Wonder: Audiobook

The Wonder audiobook runs an estimated 10.9 hours (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9est. listening hrs
4.3★234 ratings
Young Adultgenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Wonder at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 69% of the young adult audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 22% longer than the average young adult audiobook (8.9 hrs across 162 titles in our dataset).

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

Who is this for?

Best for young adult listeners: a solid week of commutes at 10.9 hours (estimated).

About the book

THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD “A crackling page-turner filled with characters you can’t help but root for.”— Entertainment Weekly Meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and countless conversations about empathy, compassion, and acceptance . “Rich and memorable.”— The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS EVER BY TIME AND PARADE • E. B. WHITE READ ALOUD AWARD WINNER I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wonder audiobook?

Wonder runs about 10.9 hours, our estimate from its 368 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Can I listen to Wonder free?

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Is Wonder worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Wonder first published?

Wonder by R. J. Palacio was first published in 2001.