Ghostly George

De: Rob Thorp

Narrado por: Alexis Travis

The last week of summer, 1985.

A heat wave rocks a sleepy New Jersey suburb as George Boyce and her family move into town from the Bronx. With one week before the start of school, George is drawn into a fragile swell of dangerous attractions – the pack of feral, heavy metal boys who spend their days lighting fires, and perfecting their disaffection – and the pretty, but cold, popular girls who offer an endpoint for her desire to be seen, and to be beautiful.

The latchkey freedom and lurking nihilism of mid-1980s suburbia grabs at the edges of George’s entry into this world, urging her into the vapid spaces of neon malls, dirty basements, and high school parties where everyone has experienced too much, too soon. She wanders through each scene of the suburban landscape endlessly observing and picking apart the potential angles, all while remaining a uniquely solitary, ghostly figure.

©2024 Rob Thorp (P)2025 Rob Thorp

Pointless story, bad audio

The story totally disinterested me. In addition it was difficult to follow due to the terrible audio version. It sounded like a reading of an 8th grader. Not worthy the 2 hours lost to listening.

Great Coming of Age Story with a Strong Narration

Ghostly George is an engaging listen and tells a compelling, coming of age story set in 80s New Jersey. I have a paper-copy, but tend to listen to audiobooks more than read these days and I have to say, I think the audio adds a nice extra layer to the story. I really enjoyed listening - the voice actress fits the main character/narrator well, and I listened through in basically two big chunks. I think the sign of a good audiobook is not realizing how long you've been listening because you get immersed in the narration, and Ghostly George definitely accomplishes that. Highly recommend.