Irshad's Reviews > The Julian Chapter

"There's a whole big world out there, and not everyone is nice to everyone else. Thats just the way it is."

Let me just start off by saying that Wonder has been one of my absolute favourite books this year and I was so glad to jump back into Auggie's world through the visions of Julian, his bully.

I loved The Julian Chapter.
It was perfect. Having the perspective of the bully opened my eyes and allowed me to empathise with his side of the story. Remember guys, there's always two sides to a story. Never just one.
Julian's anxiety issues with his nightmares made sense as to why he treated the way he did with Auggie. But still, that's no excuse to mistreat someone just because they're different. Emotional pain is always more painful than physical pain.
We're all different. Acceptance and mutual respect between one another is important.

R.J Palacio is amazing and her work has yet to disappoint me. Her writing is simple and the way she modifies her work to the age of her characters simply amazes me. Glad to have picked up this novel.
The Julian Chapter does open up more avenues for Wonder.

The best part of the book was when Julian's Grandma shared about her past with him. Everything clicked for him and he understood his mistakes. I had to read his Grandma's story literally twice at a go! It was that good, trust me on that!
Everyone has the ability to be nice. Just choose kindness, always.