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Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.34 AVERAGE

emilygraceross's review against another edition

4.5

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rayne_1906's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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7 hours 36 minutes - This really was a phenomenonal book. So rooted in the history and consequences of colonialism, the magic system was simultaneously interesting, creative, and deeply meaningful. Robin took me a while to warm to, but I ended up loving the dynamics between the core 4 students, and loved the way Kuang explored racism, sexism, and the intersection of the two. 

bread19's review against another edition

4.5

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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

kyra128's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stephalpi24's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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: Complicated

kamicanread's review against another edition

5.0

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Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

ziemurphy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

julian1002's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adara_'s review against another edition

5.0

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Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love how “an act of translation is always an act of betrayal”  turned into “we polish the knives of domination” 

R.F Kuang did it again, what a masterpiece. Also I’m sorry, but if you don’t like this book I’m convinced you either don’t care about social justice, or don’t care about the wonders of knowledge. 

saya21's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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