Length3h 8m
About this audiobook
Burl was a perfectly contented Philadelphia rat until an unfortunate encounter with a beer bottle left him unable to look up.
Now stranded in the grimy streets of 1980s Northern Liberties, he must navigate a world he can only see from the knees down.
His unlikely refuge is the cluttered home of Joe, a reclusive man with a fondness for beer, television, and minding his own business. Along the way, Burl encounters an eccentric collection of rats, a distinctly unwelcoming cat, and a property speculator whose ambitions threaten to ruin everyone's day.
The View from Down Here is a darkly comic novella about friendship, survival, questionable judgment, and the peculiar advantages of seeing the world from a different perspective.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor, General Fiction
Length3 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Change of Scenery
7Protection
2An Embarrassment of Riches
8Bad News for Joe
3The Neighbors
9Unfinished Business
4The Neato Kino
10The Best-Laid Plans
5Last Call
11A Fortunate Rat
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6Unwelcome Company
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