western audiobook · Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry is about 36 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 24 hr, and at 2× to about 18 hr.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 45 hr |
| 1× | 36 hr |
| 1.25× | 28 hr 48 min |
| 1.5× | 24 hr |
| 1.75× | 20 hr 34 min |
| 2× | 18 hr |
| 2.5× | 14 hr 24 min |
| 3× | 12 hr |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 36 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 24 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 32 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 144 | 72 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 18 |
| 1.25× | 116 | 58 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 15 |
| 1.5× | 96 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
| 2× | 72 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
How long, really
At 36 hr, Lonesome Dove is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 93% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Lonesome Dove comes to roughly 335,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Lonesome Dove and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Lonesome Dove audiobook by Larry McMurtry runs about 36 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Lonesome Dove takes about 24 hours. At 2x it takes about 18 hours.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Lonesome Dove takes about 36 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 24 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 72 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Lonesome Dove is longer than about 93% of them. At 36 hr it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
