1.86k reviews for:

Julia

Sandra Newman

3.8 AVERAGE

ellecactus's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

camacazzy's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

anniema01's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarajesus95's review

3.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

especiallysarah's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anastarfish's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ahinks's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

athousandgateaux's review against another edition

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The reviewers complaining about Newman's portrayal of Winston as a sniveling coward are the kind of people who secretly wish that thought crime was real so they could feel heroic for holding the most incoherent, milquetoast political views imaginable.

mary_josephine's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

arlenecw's review against another edition

4.0

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I couldn’t wait to read this as a huge 1984 fan and I enjoyed it. Fascinating to revisit that world and see events from Julia’s perspective. I wish that I had read 1984 before I started this as it’s been at least 30 plus years since I read it.