Reviews

As beautiful as it can get!

( 5 stars) Philippe Horak This book is divided into two parts the first of which describes the ecological response to the human abandonment of Britain in the late 19th century. The second is a picturesque travel through the post-apocalyptic landscape. It was written in the 19th-century by Richard Jefferies (1848-1887), an English writer and naturalist. Many thanks to Ruth Golding for her wonderful reading of this novel. In another part of the English-speaking world, they would say: “She’s a hell of a reader”!

awesome until end

( 3.5 stars) Ben MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!! I was really digging the story and I didn't realize I was in the last chapter and then it just abruptly ended I know this was kind of in fashion of the time based on other stories I've read but still really disappointing-------even so I would highly recommend this book!

awesome with some great ideas

( 4 stars) Chris a most enjoyable story I have listened to this story several times & still enjoy it

Excellent - if somewhat static

( 4 stars) Arch Stanton Jeffries' chief strengths as a author were as descriptive writer, and it is no surprise therefore that the most sustained passages in After London are those in the opening part, detailing nature resurgent on the back of some unspecified national catastophe. Elsewhere when the main plot kicks in, some scenes, though well written, lack the necessary forward impetus. The author's strengths again rise to the fore in the two or three great chapters depicting the hero's journey into the black swamp. Some great passages here, depicting an eerie, hellish land both symbolic and real, made more so by the power of the prose, worth the price of admission alone. The ending is too abrupt to be fully satisfying but none the less overall it's a journey worth taking. The reading is excellent, with clear and responsive diction, the steady manner entirely in keeping with the stately prose.

well done

( 5 stars) Meg Rowse enjoyable to the end which I came upon too quickly. loved the style of writing & the narrator was brilliant. thought she was too slow at first then realised my mind was too quick & impatient. it was like therapy to allow her voice to slow my mind. I am better for it & enjoyed a great fantasy story too. If it came true, for the planet's sake, it might be the best thing for it also... unless humans take heed of these kinds of warnings & change their ways drastically...

Well Done

( 4.5 stars) Little Lady The book is of a good quality, though it does begin rather slowly. Ruth Golding does a fantastic job reading and immersing the reader in the world of After London. Overall, a good read, but the reader needs to get to part 2 before thinking of retiring from this novel.



( 5 stars) Although the story's concept is unusual and interesting, I found it to have parts that were too long and tedious. Still it is worth listening to. Thank you so much to Ruth Golding for her excellent narration. It is she who made me give all five stars.