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I AGREE SM

I read 1984 for the first time a few months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it! Saw no use of a retelling from Julia, unlike the marvelous James in the retelling of Huckaberry Finn.

Okay good because I actually didn't like Julia lol

Not the room 101

Agree! I did not like this at all but I really was hoping to :(

*deletes from cart*

Please share your favorite feminist retellings!

I would be shaking as an author if Jack gave me a two stars review 😮‍�� anyway adding this to see how bad is it

"Belittled to such a one-dimensional weenie"
Brilliant

I DNF'd this. Horrible

Ok, took it off my tbr list

thanks for saving me time and money

Have you read 1984 recently? Winston IS a one dimensional weenie. I didn’t like how sexist 1984 was, so I might have been interested in this. However, I trust your judgement, despite not seeing how horrible 1984 actually was.

For me, 1984 was a challenging read due to its sexism. The story was thrilling, great even. But irritating at the same time.

So experiencing a similar story through the perspective of a woman felt refreshing and meaningful. I agree that the writing style and storytelling diverge significantly from the original and wouldn’t qualify as a modern classic at all.

Still, as a woman, this feels like a small act of vindication - reclaiming narratives where women were forgotten or sidelined. Far too often, women are rendered invisible in literature, or worse, reduced to mere ornaments or objects of desire. It’s exhausting to read these celebrated classics and feel, at the same time, dismissed or insulted.

The omission or objectification of women in stories diminishes not only the works themselves but also the perceived brilliance of their authors. See how Dracula by Bram Stoker, 1984 by George Orwell, and countless others fall into this pattern. While these stories are often celebrated for their genius, their treatment of women reveals a troubling disregard for half of humanity.

Long story short: the original was great in writing, terrible in it's sexism. This retelling is not great in writing, but a pleasure to read regardless. Winston Smith IS a little weenie in the story sometimes in both.

But you had no problem with Julia being a one-dimensional character in the original book? With no agenda and no brains, not even a surname? Please, Orwell is much more cruel with Julia than Newman is with Smith

No. Orwell's "1984", although one the most important books of the 20th century was a black and white vision of a society like from fully automated factory. Sandra Newman put LIFE into this story. They should be printed together

I'm currently reading this and I agree with Karen on her thoughts. I feel like Winston is given the classic treatment and this is a great addition to the discussion of how women in classic stories are portrayed

I loved 1984, so I was ecstatic to know this existed. You better know I was going to dive straight into it. Glad you saved me the trouble though. lol

Strong disagree! Julia brings this world to life�� because women are life. 1984 was nearly soulless; Julia gives the world a complex, painful, feminine soul.

Folks, pick up the book and read it for yourself, it's pretty amazing. This person's review is as shallow as the mind from which it originates.

I really disagree with you on this one.. for me it’s insightful and essential and an ideal companion to the original!

"One dimensional weenie" you mean the way Julia was in the OG 1984

- at the risk of being labeled as “that kind of feminist,�� I still gotta say. Of course a man wrote this comment