The audio format emphasizes the isolation Jules feels. The internal monologue, which constitutes a large portion of the book, becomes intimate in audio form, allowing the listener to inhabit Jules' desperation and tactical mind.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future ravaged by "The Conflagration," Mangeria is a sun-scorched state where the elite rule and the rest are "drudges". Every citizen is branded with a mark at the base of their spine—a series of numbers that "The Machine" uses to dictate their life path. the mark by edyth bulbring audiobook