Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Julia by Sandra Newman

9 reviews

achi1's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Police brutality, Torture, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

ferranda's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

sophie______a's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, Body horror, and Confinement

feeohnaemily's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Confinement, and Abortion

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Dementia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Suicide

rocketbride's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

As someone who has lived and breathed 1984, I am keenly aware of its shortcomings. This book is a very satisfying companion to the main tale, with a perspective that enriches the source material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Torture, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Child death, Classism, War, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, and Police brutality

berdandy's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Self harm, Police brutality, Abortion, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Vomit, War, Excrement, Alcohol, Confinement, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Sexual content

beetree's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This absolutely lives up to the original. Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Abortion, Torture, War, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug use, Hate crime, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Animal death, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Self harm, Ableism, and Deportation

brandilovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It has been 30 years since I read 1984.  

Julia's story only intersects with 1984 a little.  It is really a completely new story set in the time of Big Brother.

Julia is a mechanic who fixes machines in the department of truth.  She is used to being watched all the time and even likes to put on a show for the men watching the cameras.

She is trapped into becoming a spy for a government she doesn't believe in.

Characters are well developed.   The world is frightening and believable.

Told from a 3rd person point of view with Julia as the narrator.

I found Julia to be thought provoking. The ending leaves you with a knot in your stomach. 

I was not prepared for all of the sex in this book.  

My content warnings:
Sex
Miscarriage 
Torture (very descriptive)
Death of a child
War
Blood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Drug use, Suicide, and Child death

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gore, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Miscarriage, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Abandonment, Biphobia, Dementia, Dysphoria, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Violence