literary fiction audiobook
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens narrated by Cassandra Campbell is about 12 hours and 12 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 8 hr 8 min, and at 2× to about 6 hr 6 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× | 15 hr 15 min |
| 1× | 12 hr 12 min |
| 1.25× | 9 hr 46 min |
| 1.5× | 8 hr 8 min |
| 1.75× | 6 hr 58 min |
| 2× | 6 hr 6 min |
| 2.5× | 4 hr 53 min |
| 3× | 4 hr 4 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 13 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 9 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 11 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× | 49 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| 1.25× | 40 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 1.5× | 33 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 2× | 25 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
How long, really
At 12 hr 12 min, Where the Crawdads Sing is close to a full workday of listening, or a New York to London flight and then some. That's longer than about 57% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Where the Crawdads Sing comes to roughly 113,000 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 Where the Crawdads Sing and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Where the Crawdads Sing audiobook by Delia Owens runs about 12 hours and 12 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Cassandra Campbell. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Where the Crawdads Sing takes about 8 hours and 8 minutes. At 2x it takes about 6 hours and 6 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Where the Crawdads Sing takes about 13 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 9 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 25 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Where the Crawdads Sing is longer than about 57% of them. At 12 hr 12 min it is close to a full workday of listening, or a New York to London flight and then some.
