20 hours and 20 minutes
Don’t Know Much About Mythology
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Don't Know Much About: Audiobooks in Order
How much do you actually know about the myths you think you know? Kenneth C. Davis has built a career on that question, and his Don’t Know Much About series turns gaps in general knowledge into brisk, entertaining education. Our catalogue holds the mythology volume, a twenty hour tour through the world’s great stories of gods, tricksters and creation, told with the enthusiasm of a favourite teacher rather than the drone of a lecturer.
- 1 audiobooks
- 20 hours of listening
- 4.4/5 average (209 ratings)
- narrated by John Lee
- Classics & Heritage
The Don't Know Much About audiobooks in order
20 hours and 20 minutes
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Series at a glance
| # | Title | Length | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | Don’t Know Much About Mythology | 20 hours and 20 minutes | 4.4/5 (209) |
Why listen to Don't Know Much About?
Audio is arguably the native format for this sort of book. John Lee, one of the most reliable narrators in non-fiction, gives the material a crisp, faintly amused authority that keeps twenty hours and twenty minutes from ever feeling like homework. Myths were spoken long before they were written, and hearing them restores something print flattens.Begin with Don’t Know Much About Mythology, the single volume we have catalogued so far, and treat it as a dip-in listen rather than a marathon: each tradition stands on its own. It suits curious commuters, parents who want to answer their children’s questions about Zeus with confidence, and anyone building a foundation before tackling weightier classical scholarship.
Clara’s verdict
★★★★☆ 4.0/5
I came to this expecting trivia and found something more considered. The 4.4 average from 209 listeners feels about right: Davis is a populariser rather than a scholar, and specialists will grumble at the simplifications, but as an accessible survey delivered by John Lee at the top of his game it succeeds completely. If the rest of the series matches this standard, I shall happily catalogue more of it.
Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic
Frequently asked questions
How many audiobooks are in the Don't Know Much About series?
Our catalogue lists 1 Don't Know Much About audiobooks, adding up to around 20 hours of listening.
Which Don't Know Much About audiobook should I start with?
Listeners rate Don’t Know Much About Mythology highest (4.4/5 across 209 ratings), but reading order usually starts with book 1.
Who narrates the Don't Know Much About audiobooks?
Most of the series is narrated by John Lee.
Are the Don't Know Much About audiobooks worth listening to?
Across the series, listeners average 4.4/5 from 209 ratings on Audible and Amazon.
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