65k reviews for:

Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.34 AVERAGE

lishiak's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2lit2crafty's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense 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: Yes

ornella07's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

thevampirelestat's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark informative reflective 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: Complicated

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Language was just difference. A thousand different ways of seeing, of moving through the world. No; a thousand worlds within one. And translation - a necessary endeavour, however futile, to move between them.

did not hit quite as hard as poppy war for me but i looooved the speculative conceit & the academic setting!!! just did not buy into the characters as much….which is of course not to say that it’s bad i gobbled this shit up Thank you for the delicious meal

treadingloudly's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

findus161's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Complicated

teffgreem's review against another edition

5.0

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This was really beautiful and thought provoking and smart but now I am so incredibly sad no swords

kerchels's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

jillian_b96's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nikmacpattywak's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

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I was emotionally devastated by the footnotes.