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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
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:
Yes
This. This is one of the most beautiful tragedies I've ever read. I have so many thoughts and emotions surrounding this book, but ultimately, all that I could say about it is boiled down to:
1) this is stunningly beautiful prose and maybe the most poetic work of fiction I've ever read
2) Babel deserves every ounce of hype it receives
3) reading Babel when I did has led to one of my timeliest reads
I would have appreciated the commentary and the importance of this book less had I read it any earlier than this year. Thankfully, I read it when I needed to read it, and isn't that how all great books find us?
1) this is stunningly beautiful prose and maybe the most poetic work of fiction I've ever read
2) Babel deserves every ounce of hype it receives
3) reading Babel when I did has led to one of my timeliest reads
I would have appreciated the commentary and the importance of this book less had I read it any earlier than this year. Thankfully, I read it when I needed to read it, and isn't that how all great books find us?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This reads like a classic, the writing and storytelling is so expertly done and the ending while bleak felt like a realistic ending and perfectly complimented the situation if not the tone of the entire book. Might be one of the best books I've ever read.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5. This book is long. But the world building, the academic feel, and the characters are great. Oxford, magic, translation — a great setting!
challenging
hopeful
informative
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
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.