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Babel by R.F. Kuang

15 reviews

avertacnik's review

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Babel has made it on my list of best books of all time. It is impeccably researched and wonderfully intellectual without the snobbery that this topic could have garnered. It challenged me as an academic in a new and refreshing way. I am grateful to this author for not only providing me with glorious entertainment but also inspiration to be a voice and an ear when necessary for change! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Antisemitism

eisenbuns's review

challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Antisemitism

aklovekorn's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenkimoto's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

This book is exactly what I wanted and expected of it. 
Kuang seamlessly takes her knowledge, history and blends it together to bring this world and characters to life. I wanted to join the characters at Oxford and their journeys and fights. How can she take their suffering and make a wonderful story of it????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Classism

natnat_7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Alcohol