A review by charmingrogue
The Julian Chapter by R.J. Palacio

5.0

This added a really interesting dimension to the original story. I'm glad it wasn't included, as I don't know that it really fits with the rest of the book, but I'm glad it was published all the same. Things from Julian's perspective are interesting. It definitely didn't absolve him in any way, he was still a bully, but you can see how his parents really didn't help the situation at all. There was a lot of blame to go around (though the Albans family blamed everyone but themselves). I was very moved by the grandmother's story, I thought it was an fascinating addition to the story. I also thought it was noteworthy that the author chose to make both the bully and the bullied part-Jewish, though that wasn't so big a part of the original story.