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Julia: A Novel

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3.8 AVERAGE

lilithsaunders's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

writingwoman7's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

camille_is_reading's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

A fantastically written terrible story. 👏🏼👏🏼

kayarosee's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Up until part 3 I was going to give this a 4, Julia was infuriating and painted to be this sex-obsessed villain. But after the Ministry of Love, I truly loved the revaluations that she went through. I truly felt transported, I think a far better ending than 1984. Also when she met Big Brother I think I would’ve reacted the same way if I met our “Big Brother” now. Also in part 3 it brings hope but also an understanding that even the people fighting the “party” may not always be the savoirs you hoped for them to be.

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ruth_readit's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this book, it does expand on the world of 1984 but in some ways this also waters downs his world. It is hard to describe and you should read the original first before lifting this one. There are obviously some choices made by the author that are not in keeping with Orwell's work and I am not sure they always pay off.

Content Warnings