A review by charlottaliukas
Earthlings by Cynan Jones
Set in a catastrophical near future Britain where the water reserves are dwindling and the country sets out to import ice on a train. Looking at the phenomenon from multiple individual perspectives, from the policy person to the farmer and the water activist, from mundane bureaucratic processes and systems that govern the society’s operations to heartbreaking human destinies.
For those who listen to this as a BBC Sounds production, as I did, the changing narrators are really wonderful and round out the novella structure of the story, but can also confuse. The episodes are short, 10 - 15 minutes, so listening to a full episode at one go helps. Music production is superbly eery too.
For those who listen to this as a BBC Sounds production, as I did, the changing narrators are really wonderful and round out the novella structure of the story, but can also confuse. The episodes are short, 10 - 15 minutes, so listening to a full episode at one go helps. Music production is superbly eery too.