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A review by laurenjpegler
After London: Or, Wild England by Richard Jefferies
1.0
Not a fan of this one, unfortunately! I found the narrative very disengaging, and the plot a little boring. I liked the idea that nature reclaimed England - that domesticated animals ran free and London was overgrown with weeds - but I found the actual story very dull. The characters had no development, and I was a little bored following only Felix around.
I found the country's relapse into barbarism a little strange - Jefferies put emphasis on class, such as the lower-class being more susceptible to barbarism because they don't have the privilege to be otherwise. Also, I found it quite disheartening that education was virtually none existent. Only the upper classes had education, but they chose to neglect it because it wasn't that important.
An interesting dystopian, especially as I haven't read any from the Victorian period, but not a very interesting story...
I found the country's relapse into barbarism a little strange - Jefferies put emphasis on class, such as the lower-class being more susceptible to barbarism because they don't have the privilege to be otherwise. Also, I found it quite disheartening that education was virtually none existent. Only the upper classes had education, but they chose to neglect it because it wasn't that important.
An interesting dystopian, especially as I haven't read any from the Victorian period, but not a very interesting story...