Sandra Newman (1) (1965–)
Author of How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them - A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
For other authors named Sandra Newman, see the disambiguation page.
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Image credit: Author Sandra Newman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84502452
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- 1965-11-06
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- female
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- USA
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- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Sandra Newman retells the story from the point of view of Julia, one of the minor characters from the original novel. However, there's much more to this story than just a rehash of 1984. Newman does an excellent job of fleshing out this dystopia by describing the everyday lives of its inhabitants. The reader sees it all, the small joys, the boredom, and the absolute terror.
Julia is not as bleak as 1984, but there is a sense of unease in the novel's ending, and I personally wanted something a little more hopeful. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the great job Newman did in making this story her own.
I don't normally include content warnings in my reviews, but I feel that it is necessary here.There are several graphic torture scenes that are very disturbing.
Thank you to the publisher, Mariner Books, and to Goodreads for a free copy of this book.… (more)