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Audiobooks under 8 hours

Books whose audio edition fits inside a week of commutes.

Estimated audiobook length under eight hours, derived from the word count at a typical narration speed of 150 words a minute. Where a publisher-confirmed running time exists we use that instead. Shortest first — these are the ones that fit a week of commutes.

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

45 pages · 3.85★ on Hardcover

≈ 54m3.85 (3k)
3
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

112 pages · 4.09★ on Hardcover

≈ 2h4.09 (6k)
4
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer

113 pages · 4.13★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h4.13 (140)
5
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder

130 pages · 4.26★ on Hardcover

≈ 2.5h4.26 (341)
7
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

180 pages · 3.72★ on Hardcover

≈ 3.5h3.72 (5k)
9
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

215 pages · 4.08★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h4.08 (3k)
14
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

227 pages · 3.93★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h3.93 (5k)
15
Scion by James Islington

Scion

James Islington

228 pages · not widely rated yet

≈ 4.5h4.09 (33)
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The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial

Franz Kafka

231 pages · 3.85★ on Hardcover

≈ 4.5h3.85 (852)