Reviews

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

adicanread's review against another edition

5.0

this book is entirely honest in its depictions of the ruin brought about by colonialism, but in the end i was crying more at the thought of a history where my country was free  sooner

kaeli's review against another edition

5.0

BRO!!!!! 

(The students united will never be defeated ✊🏻) 

lighto_bk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

mehr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

estanceveyrac's review against another edition

5.0

Very important book. Absolutely brilliant. Mastefully written, the richness of the languages & the berth of the book, the amount of references is staggering. I liked it, I loved it, I agreed with it (or rather I agreeed with Robin's perspective the moment Robin agreed with Griffin).

There isn't much to say. I hope for more books like this & books like this but about France.

(I hope my delay in reading this book will furthermore remind me not to buy the big hardcover anymore, because then I don't read them because they are too big to log around).

helyajk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

moth_knight's review against another edition

4.0

page turner, well researched, love/hate for higher academia, good depiction of the allure of colonialism and resistance to resistance movements; wish Victorie had been properly flushed out.....alas

sarahliz__'s review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

caroderom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

alyssalloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-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

5.0