Finished reading: Julia by Sandra Newman — This book was incredible. As a fan of George Orwell’s 1984 I was a little concerned this would be a let down, but it turned out triumphant. This is the 1984 story as told by Julia, the lover of Winston Smith. The author does not simply tell the same story from her perspective but, instead, gives her a fully realized life the male dominated world in which Orwell (and thus, his writing) lived never did. Thus, we see a whole new perspective of the events of the first novel and what became of them both. If you are at all a fan of 1984 (and, I should give full disclosure at this point to tell you the name of my dog is Winston Smith) you will love this. It makes that novel now more complete. 📚