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The Great Indoors

By: Ginny Hogan
Narrated by: Mae Whitman
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Alice's journey begins as all good journeys do: hitting on the sales guy at REI. After a tumultuous breakup, a quick career transition, family upheaval, and a sobriety journey that didn't fix her life quite as much as she expected it to, Alice decides that the only way to solve all her problems is to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. But as she begins preparing for the months-long quest, she realizes the answers she's seeking might not be on top of a snow-covered mountain. Especially since she just learned there was snow in California.

Mae Whitman narrates this backpacking adventure unlike any other from the brilliant and witty mind of Ginny Hogan. Alice's so-called "journey" takes an unexpected turn that’s less about trails and more about what happens when you realize that people can know how to test water for uranium and still have social anxiety.

If you've ever believed that achieving a lofty goal would somehow untangle the complexities of your life, The Great Indoors is a hilarious reminder that sometimes the best adventures happen right at home.

©2023 Ginny Hogan (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.
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About the Creator- Ginny Hogan

About the Creator

Ginny Hogan is a NY-based stand-up comic and writer. She’s the author of Yes We Mustard for Audible, as well as two books of humorous essays. Her stand-up special, Regression, is available on Amazon Prime. You can find her online @ginnyhogan_.

About the Performer

Mae Whitman is a versatile actress in both film and television. Mae recently starred in Thomas Kail's Up Here for Hulu opposite Noah Robbins and Emilia Suarez. She also starred as Annie Marks in NBC’s Good Girls.
Previously, Mae starred as Amber Holt, the bright but rebellious daughter of Sarah Braverman (Lauren Graham) in NBC's drama series Parenthood. For her role, she won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role and earned a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
She starred in CBS Films’ comedy The DUFF as Bianca, a high school senior who instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier more popular friends.
Mae appeared in the critically acclaimed film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as Mary Elizabeth, starring opposite Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. She also let her comedic chops shine, reprising her role as Ann Veal in the Emmy Award-winning Arrested Development on Netflix. A talented voice-over actress, Mae is the voice of Tinker Bell in the hugely successful Disney Fairies franchise, voices the character of April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nickelodeon, and Amity in The Owl House.

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captivating beginning

I did enjoy the beginning and middle part of the story the end was disappointing and some sections through the middle were rather nasty and unnecessary. The beginning is great captivating and somewhat funny but by the end the writer gets rather annoying and it became increasingly difficult to continue. It's disappointing she didn't go through with her pla , that is a follow-up book I would listen to.

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Cute yet made me think

A very simple cute book, that actually made me reflect on my own life here at the end of the year!

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Great Narration

I chose to listen to this audiobook because the narrator gave great narration, but the story was so-so, and the ending gave nice conclusion to the character's decisions.

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Entertaining

Not much of a plot, more narration and introspection; narrators character was a bit annoying at times, but I stuck with it and enjoyed it nonetheless

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Chuck full of laughs to lift anyone's spirits.

New to me author. Great, funny and relatable story. Narrator was flawless..perfect comedic timing.
Definitely going to look for more from both of these creative beings!

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Cute story

I was genuinely interested in what this self-absorbed individual would learn from her adventure. Good ending.

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The Great Indoors

I love Mae Whitman and her reading of this fun and also insightul story did not disappoint. I haven’t enjoyed many Audible Originals lately, and this is winner!

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Fun story

Great narrator, perfect fit for the awesome character.
I absolutely loved Alice's personality; honest, confused, self aware, daring, failing, evolving and with a simple-honest-funny point of view on life and relationships.

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Mae Whitman was great. The book wasn’t.

So bad. Just basic, boring and badly written. Mae Whitman was terrific as always but the material was a painful slog to get through.

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Funny, amusing

I wish this book was longer. It was amusing and relatable listening to the protagonist flail and fail and eventually realize that’s all life is…trying again and again. Very enjoyable listen.

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