classic fiction audiobook
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is about 37 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 24 hr 40 min, and at 2× to about 18 hr 30 min.
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× | 46 hr 15 min |
| 1× | 37 hr |
| 1.25× | 29 hr 36 min |
| 1.5× | 24 hr 40 min |
| 1.75× | 21 hr 9 min |
| 2× | 18 hr 30 min |
| 2.5× | 14 hr 48 min |
| 3× | 12 hr 20 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 37 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 25 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 33 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× | 148 | 74 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 19 |
| 1.25× | 119 | 60 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 15 |
| 1.5× | 99 | 50 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 13 |
| 2× | 74 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
How long, really
At 37 hr, The Brothers Karamazov is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 94% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, The Brothers Karamazov comes to roughly 344,000 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 The Brothers Karamazov and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The The Brothers Karamazov audiobook by Fyodor Dostoevsky runs about 37 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, The Brothers Karamazov takes about 24 hours and 40 minutes. At 2x it takes about 18 hours and 30 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, The Brothers Karamazov takes about 37 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 25 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 74 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, The Brothers Karamazov is longer than about 94% of them. At 37 hr it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
