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Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.34 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense 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: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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
adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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 challenging dark reflective 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

Me voy a llorar un rato después hago reseña
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I like language, I like modern literature and I normal don’t like fantasy - but this is what I would only describe as light touch fantasy as there is so much genuine history and very real and genuine themes, like, racism, colonisation, chosen family and ultimately is a story about growing up and learning the real truths of the world.

This book is very political and I can see *why* some review feel there are no “good” white characters and that the narrative could be seen as victim stance - but I just don’t feel the same way.

This book does have an agenda, and wants you to question authority and the meaning behind the luxuries the modern work has built on slavery and the pain of others - but that is an agenda I can get behind.

The writing it easy to read while rich with academic references, history and education for the reader, and I found the characters well developed and nuanced (although others have critiqued a lack of depth, which I didn’t feel).

Given I don’t like fantasy at all I would recommend this to anyone like minded who loves ready words while learning about them.
adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No