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Written by Ronja on 2025-01-25 at 07:44

What a change of perspective! The story of "1984" told by Julia and "Lolita" told by the now grown-up Dolores Haze instead of the paedophile Humbert Humbert.

• "Julia: A Novel" by Sandra Newman (org. in English, translated into Dutch, German...)

• "Bye Bye Lolita" by Lea Ruckpaul (German only)

Trigger warning: "Julia" is like "1984" very dystopian. "Bye bye Lolita" contains details of sexual abuse.

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[#]JuliaANovel #SandraNewman #ByeByeLolita #LeaRuckpaul #books

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Written by Ronja on 2025-01-26 at 09:26

The Power of Retellings! 📚✨

Huge thanks to everyone who shared book titles with a new perspective. Now I'm 100% convinced—retelling stories is definitely a thing!

[#]Retellings #BookRecommendations #Books #bookstodon

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Descendants

Written by Kim Possible on 2025-01-26 at 17:41

@RonjaBiernat @lesekreis @boeken @bookstodon @ak_text @RanaldClouston @sunumbral @negative12dollarbill yay!

I actually keep a running list of retellings, which I lump in with reimaginings, because they are so close.

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Written by Mike on 2025-01-26 at 18:25

@kimlockhartga @RonjaBiernat @lesekreis @boeken @bookstodon @ak_text @RanaldClouston @negative12dollarbill That's a good idea.

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