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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read for the interesting themes: language, translation, academia. Enjoyed the cleverly thought out magic system and everything to do with language and translation was incredibly researched. A bit too YA for my liking. The ending and overall plot development was too fantasy focused and cliché, whilst the characters were often one-dimensional, but overall don’t regret reading.
Non avviserò mai abbastanza: questo libro non è per tutti. Il ritmo della narrazione è molto lento, ma soprattutto è un romanzo molto crudo e violento: niente bagni di sangue, ma una rappresentazione del razzismo, e della mentalità che ci sta dietro, realistica e priva di retorica spicciola. Il fulcro di questo libro sono proprio le tematiche trattate: sono il motore della trama e caratterizzano i personaggi. Ma c’è anche tutta la componente linguistica, sulla traduzione e l’etimologia delle parole che, se da un lato poteva essere un po’ ridotta, dall’altro dà quel tocco in più al libro: mostra le contraddizioni della logica imperialista, contribuisce a creare l’atmosfera della dark academia, bilancia il marcio delle istituzioni accademiche con l’amore per le parole in qualunque forma. Io sono rimasta conquistata da Babel, nonostante qualche difetto, proprio per questi motivi.
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Recensione completa✨
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
challenging
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Death of parent, Colonisation
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m gonna need 5-7 business days to recover from this book
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was awesome and then I feel like it sort of fizzled when they went on strike and just had to sit and read the news, especially when you KNEW the thing with translating "translate" was going to come back - but so perfect throughout and I recommended this to everyone through the week I was reading it because I was SO into it. I know the length is intimidating but it really moved along fast.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated