Julie Burchill





Julie Burchill

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July 03, 1959 in Bristol, The United Kingdom

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Julie Burchill is an English writer and columnist known for her provocative comments. Beginning as a writer for the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has written for newspapers such as The Sunday Times and The Guardian. She is a self-declared "militant feminist". She has several times been involved in legal action resulting from her work. She is also an author and novelist, her 1989 novel Ambition being a bestseller, and her 2004 novel Sugar Rush being adapted for television.


Average rating: 3.30 · 532 ratings · 61 reviews · 18 distinct works
Sugar Rush
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 329 ratings5 editions
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 42 ratings2 editions
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Sweet
2.94 of 5 stars 2.94 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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The Guardian Columns, 1998-...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2001
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Ambition
3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 22 ratings6 editions
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Married Alive
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions
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Girls on Film
3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings2 editions
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I Knew I Was Right
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings2 editions
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Sex & Sensibility
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings2 editions
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“Youth, health, wealth and beauty are meant to be fuel, to be burned in pursuit of pleasure, and not fruit to be pickled in anticipation of some future famine. (Hang on a minute and I'll get my sequins out and give you a quick rendition of 'My Way')”
Julie Burchill, The Guardian Columns, 1998-2000

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