h_oliver 's review for:

Julia by Sandra Newman

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Much better than the 1984 original. Julia’s character is able to assess human connection or rather disconnection far better than Orwell ever gave female characters credit for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, War

Minor: Pedophilia

I would recommend this to everyone because despite dystopian books being hard to read with the current state of the world and news, this book is a guide and a warning to what happens when we fail to exercise our critical thinking muscle. Therefore, I actually found the book quite promising and inspirational.