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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 Kim Possible on 2025-01-25 at 17:30

@RonjaBiernat @lesekreis @boeken @bookstodon I hope there is a whole genre forming of retellings from the perspective of different characters within the original stories. Julia is a great example. So is James, by Percival Everett, a retelling of Huck Finn from the perspective of Jim. Also, Clytemnestra, by Costanza Casati, is a retelling of The Trojan War through the eyes of Clytemnestra, instead of centering Agamemnon.

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Written by Negative12DollarBill on 2025-01-26 at 07:00

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Don't forget “The Wind Done Gone”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Done_Gone

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Written by Kim Possible on 2025-01-26 at 17:52

@negative12dollarbill @RonjaBiernat @lesekreis @boeken @bookstodon I didn't know about this one, though I like Alice Randall very much. Thanks for suggesting it!

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