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Babel by R.F. Kuang

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Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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This book, more than any non-fiction book I've read on the subject, has shown me what it really means to fight back against oppressive systems, how people really act in those situations, and what truly drives people on all sides. This is one of those books that stays with you and alters the way you see the world.

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R.F. Kuang is such an incredible author. This book is a masterpiece. 

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......and we never got to know his real name :")

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An intimate journey thought he challenging emotions of revolutionary action. An unflinching look into what it means to act.
A work that focuses on the racial struggle and mostly gestures at the sexism in spite of two of the main characters being women - however one must wonder if this was intentional, given the gender of our main narrator.

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A tremendously powerful and beautifully written book about the struggles of inequality, the crushing might of colonialism and the violent, all consuming nature of capitalism. All mixed together in an alternate history, magically laced story about academia and language.

I cannot express how much I enjoyed reading this book, and how strongly I felt for all of its characters.

The only fault I can think of is that this’ll make so many future reads pale in comparison to Babel.

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i had a whole essay i was gonna type up in my notes app about the themes and the character parallels and how much i fucking hate letty (bc i rlly do hate that stupid white bitch), but the last page of robin’s story gutted me. victoire’s ending gave me some hope, but his gutted me.

idek what to say. I’ve watched him grow up since page one, and now…i want to hold ramy and robin and victoire so tight, i love them so much. they deserved so much better. 

will be thinking about this one for a while.

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