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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. Literature & Fiction Satire Women's Voices Funny Witty Feel-Good
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.

Humorous Writing • Relatable Journey • Excellent Narration • Insightful Reflection • Fresh Storyline • Engaging Delivery

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What a joy to listen too! While the story line of trying to “find oneself” was addressed uniquely and ended up making perfect sense, the story was made complete being delivered by such an engaging narrator. You’d think she’d experienced it herself and was just retelling the story to a friend. So natural and real, and funny right where the author meant it to be. I highly recommend this title for a quick, enjoyable listen!

Interesting Concept

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Not really my cup of tea, but it was fine. I don’t even know how to describe it without giving too much away, but it’s just frustrating to read the mental gymnastics the main character goes through to convince herself she’s doing the right thing.

It was fine

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Loved Mae Witman’s narration, but the main character was so very hard to like. And maybe that was the point but I kept hoping to find some redeeming quality by the end. Perhaps that made it more believable but it not nearly as fun to listen to.

Hard to like the main character

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Great story. Really enjoyed the storyline and the narration. Worth the listen. Not a typical rom com, but funny.

Really enjoyable narration

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The performance is great, however the main character gets a bit too annoying at some points, it is aware of its own shortcomings and those observations are witty but after a while it does get a bit exhausting

Great performance a tad annoying

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