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jenmangler's review against another edition
3.0
The story Grandmère tells Julian about her childhood experiences made this totally worth reading. In fact, I re-read the chapters with Grandmère because I so loved how, by reflecting on her life and what she had learned, she was able to help Julian reflect on his own experiences in a way that he had been unable to before. I love that these chapters focus on the power of storytelling: when we share our stories with each other we have the ability to help each other and to grow into better people.
dphillips's review against another edition
5.0
Who would've thought the bully's story would be my favorite thus far?
drridareads's review against another edition
4.0
R.J Palacio knows how to write stories with life lessons! Pretty enjoyable
protoman21's review against another edition
5.0
I encourage anyone who read Wonder to read this short story. It is good to hear the other side of the story from the bully's perspective, but most of all, the end of this story is beautiful, heartbreaking, and eye opening.
micagalvn's review against another edition
4.0
Terminé con la saga Wonder (sí, los leí en mal orden pero bueno)
Este libro siento que era el más necesario entre los tres extras, ya que nos intenta explicar las razones por las cuales Julián era un niño tan cruel con Auggie.
Al principio sinceramente me daba mucha rabia leer su manera de pensar y no veía la hora de que se acabara el libro ya que me caía muy mal el personaje, pero a medida que va avanzando la historia lo vas conociendo un poco más y empezas a entender. No digo que te encariñas con el personaje, y mucho menos que se justifican sus acciones, pero está bueno para terminar de cerrar la idea del por qué es como es.
Creo que en este caso se cumple el dicho "de tal palo, tal astilla", ya que podemos notar lo horrible que es como persona Melissa, la madre de Julián, y un poco también el padre de Julian, Jules. Creo que es muy real que la educación y el ejemplo que uno recibe en la casa, es lo que termina definiendo a una persona. Claramente hay excepciones pero generalmente no se puede esperar mucho de un niño que está siendo criado con valores como los que tiene Melissa.
"Un error no te define"
La historia mejoró un 100% llegando al final, donde aparece Grandmère. Finalmente un personaje que, con su historia, te llega al corazón. Realmente me quedé con ganas de saber más detalles de su historia, triste pero hermosa y que deja enseñanzas. La abuela de Julián es la mejor persona que aparece en la historia (sacando a Auggie y a personajes que solo se mencionan), que si bien ella misma admite que tiene varios defectos, le enseña a Julián que de los errores se aprende y que no hay que juzgar al otro por ser diferente, ni creerse mejor que nadie.
Debido a la aparición de este personaje y su historia, y a otros factores de la historia, claro; Julián hace el clic y termina teniendo una buena evolución, o por lo menos termina estando un paso más cerca del cambio para bien. Eso fue algo que me gustó, ya que planta la esperanza de que también los otros miembros de la familia puedan tener otro enfoque, y queden esperanzas para Julián.
Fue una buena historia, que al principio me costaba leerla por la bronca que le tenía a el protagonista, pero que se lee rapidísimo como los otros libros de esta serie. Queda el mensaje de que todos podemos cambiar si realmente lo queremos, y que de todo se puede aprender, tanto de lo bueno como de lo malo.
Este libro siento que era el más necesario entre los tres extras, ya que nos intenta explicar las razones por las cuales Julián era un niño tan cruel con Auggie.
Al principio sinceramente me daba mucha rabia leer su manera de pensar y no veía la hora de que se acabara el libro ya que me caía muy mal el personaje, pero a medida que va avanzando la historia lo vas conociendo un poco más y empezas a entender. No digo que te encariñas con el personaje, y mucho menos que se justifican sus acciones, pero está bueno para terminar de cerrar la idea del por qué es como es.
Creo que en este caso se cumple el dicho "de tal palo, tal astilla", ya que podemos notar lo horrible que es como persona Melissa, la madre de Julián, y un poco también el padre de Julian, Jules. Creo que es muy real que la educación y el ejemplo que uno recibe en la casa, es lo que termina definiendo a una persona. Claramente hay excepciones pero generalmente no se puede esperar mucho de un niño que está siendo criado con valores como los que tiene Melissa.
"Un error no te define"
La historia mejoró un 100% llegando al final, donde aparece Grandmère. Finalmente un personaje que, con su historia, te llega al corazón. Realmente me quedé con ganas de saber más detalles de su historia, triste pero hermosa y que deja enseñanzas. La abuela de Julián es la mejor persona que aparece en la historia (sacando a Auggie y a personajes que solo se mencionan), que si bien ella misma admite que tiene varios defectos, le enseña a Julián que de los errores se aprende y que no hay que juzgar al otro por ser diferente, ni creerse mejor que nadie.
Debido a la aparición de este personaje y su historia, y a otros factores de la historia, claro; Julián hace el clic y termina teniendo una buena evolución, o por lo menos termina estando un paso más cerca del cambio para bien. Eso fue algo que me gustó, ya que planta la esperanza de que también los otros miembros de la familia puedan tener otro enfoque, y queden esperanzas para Julián.
Fue una buena historia, que al principio me costaba leerla por la bronca que le tenía a el protagonista, pero que se lee rapidísimo como los otros libros de esta serie. Queda el mensaje de que todos podemos cambiar si realmente lo queremos, y que de todo se puede aprender, tanto de lo bueno como de lo malo.
agmcculloch1's review against another edition
5.0
As a parent, I resonated with the parents in this short story. A powerful reminder to not only teach and model kindness and love but to be careful about being too quick to rescue our kids (or excuse them) when they make bad choices. This was a great follow-up to Wonder with a voice we didn't get to hear originally.
misspippireads's review against another edition
5.0
The Julian Chapter follows August Pullman's story found in Wonder by R. J. Palacio. I would call is a sequel novella and encourage readers to read Julian's book after Wonder.
Julian was one of the first students at Beecher Prep to meet Auggie. From the first appearance in Wonder, Julian's attitude was off. Readers didn't like Julian and I didn't care for him either. When Palacio came out with the Julian chapter, I was intrigued. What would Julian have to say for himself? He's a mean kid!
Julian's story begins with him saying that he's not a mean kid. He addresses the reader(s) and begins to tell his side of the story. He shares his reasoning behind his attitude. He also shares what happened in his past that played a part in his reactions and attitudes that appeared during Auggie's story. But when Julian leaves Beecher Prep, his story continues over the next summer before sixth grade at a new school.
I was very impressed with this sequel novella. It's under 100 pages, which is three discs for those you like to listen instead of read. It's a powerful story of discovering yourself. I was shocked to have such a strong reaction to Julian's story. I understood his journey of remorse. We've all been in his shoes in some way or another with a mistake we've made, but it's all about what we do after the mistake that's important.
Michael Chamberlain narrated The Julian Chapter. It took me until disc two to be comfortable with his voice. He sounded too old to be Julian for me. It reminded me of hearing Unshackled on the radio when the actor playing the adult plays children. I also think it's difficult to read youthful slang when you're older. "Peeps" and "dudes" just sound strange and humorous coming from adults. But at the same time, Chamberlain had distinct voices for each character and his French accent sounded believable to me. It's a well down performance for an adult.
Brilliance Audio also added music at the in and out of each disc as well as having another narrator telling the listener the change discs.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Julian was one of the first students at Beecher Prep to meet Auggie. From the first appearance in Wonder, Julian's attitude was off. Readers didn't like Julian and I didn't care for him either. When Palacio came out with the Julian chapter, I was intrigued. What would Julian have to say for himself? He's a mean kid!
Julian's story begins with him saying that he's not a mean kid. He addresses the reader(s) and begins to tell his side of the story. He shares his reasoning behind his attitude. He also shares what happened in his past that played a part in his reactions and attitudes that appeared during Auggie's story. But when Julian leaves Beecher Prep, his story continues over the next summer before sixth grade at a new school.
I was very impressed with this sequel novella. It's under 100 pages, which is three discs for those you like to listen instead of read. It's a powerful story of discovering yourself. I was shocked to have such a strong reaction to Julian's story. I understood his journey of remorse. We've all been in his shoes in some way or another with a mistake we've made, but it's all about what we do after the mistake that's important.
Michael Chamberlain narrated The Julian Chapter. It took me until disc two to be comfortable with his voice. He sounded too old to be Julian for me. It reminded me of hearing Unshackled on the radio when the actor playing the adult plays children. I also think it's difficult to read youthful slang when you're older. "Peeps" and "dudes" just sound strange and humorous coming from adults. But at the same time, Chamberlain had distinct voices for each character and his French accent sounded believable to me. It's a well down performance for an adult.
Brilliance Audio also added music at the in and out of each disc as well as having another narrator telling the listener the change discs.
Reviewed from a library copy.