
Ghosts of Manhattan
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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George Newbern
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By:
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Douglas Brunt
A wryly comic, first-person debut novel offering a withering view of life on Wall Street from the perspective of an unhappy insider who is too hooked on the money to find a way out, even as his career is ruining his marriage and corroding his soul.
It’s 2005. Nick Farmer is a 35-year-old bond trader with Bear Stearns clearing seven figures a year. The novelty of a work-related nightlife centering on liquor, hookers, and cocaine has long since worn thin, though Nick remains keenly addicted to his annual bonus. But the lifestyle is taking a toll on his marriage and on him.
When a nerdy analyst approaches him with apocalyptic prognostications of where Bear’s high-flying mortgage-backed securities trading may lead, Nick is presented with the kind of ethical dilemma he’s spent a lifetime avoiding. Throw in a hot financial journalist who seems to be more interested in him than in the percolating financial armageddon and the prospect that his own wife may have found a new romantic interest of her own, and you have the recipe for Nick’s personal and professional implosion.
By turns hilarious and harrowing, Ghosts of Manhattan follows a winning but flawed character as he struggles to find the right path in a complicated urban heart of darkness.
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Not the worst book I’ve ever read.
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Average novel
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Thoroughly enjoyed!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. The narrator was great--best I've ever heard. The main character was complex and interesting.Which character – as performed by George Newbern – was your favorite?
Nick, of course.Loved this book!
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Would you try another book from Douglas Brunt and/or George Newbern?
NoWhat could Douglas Brunt have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Provide new insights about Wall Street..Funny yuppie conversations and insecurities were just not enough to define a plot.What three words best describe George Newbern’s voice?
clear, pleasant, familiarIf you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Ghosts of Manhattan?
NA-needed to addToo Light
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Megyn is right we need a sequel!!
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Great Book
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Nothing Happens
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Interesting Perspective
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