400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789177
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Publications
Publication date: 19 October 2023
Description
An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Dep...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 69%
challenging 61%
emotional 34%
reflective 34%
mysterious 30%
sad 15%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 36% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Sexual content, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Rape
400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781783789177
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Publications
Publication date: 19 October 2023
Description
An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Dep...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
tense 69%
challenging 61%
emotional 34%
reflective 34%
mysterious 30%
sad 15%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Character: 37% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 43%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | No: 36% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Sexual content, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Rape