Reviews

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

leyregranado's review against another edition

4.0

No hay palabras para describir este libro y ese final.
La evolución continua de los personajes, el sufrimiento de ver en lo que se van convirtiendo, las traiciones, es increíble.
La crueldad que recibían las personas de color, extranjeras, las mujeres... Este libro es arte y es dolor.

"Pero debes saber, hermano, que no le debes nada a ninguna bandera. Eres libre de buscar tu propio puerto. Y puedes hacer mucho más que mantenerte a flote. "

"No podía seguir viviendo como un hombre partido por la mitad, con su mente borrando una y otra la verdad. Sentía una gran presión en la cabeza. Sentía que podía explotar de forma literal, a no ser que dejara atrás aquellas dobles verdades. A no se que escogiera una. "

"Quieres hacer lo correcto. Siempre lo haces. Pero crees que lo correcto es hacerte el mártir. Crees que si sufres lo suficiente por los pecados que hayas cometido, quedarás absuelto."

"Entonces supo lo que realmente sentía al desear de verdad la mu*rte de alguien, al querer destrozar a alguien extremidad por extremidad, al querer oírle gritar, al querer hacerle daño. Ahora entendía la sensación que producía un as*sin*to, esa ira, pues aquella era la urgencia para m*tar que debería haber sentido cuando había as*sin*do a su padre."

gracexo7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

blobgirl's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

gingersnapbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

A book has never left me so conflicted. The premise of the this book is SO important and I’m so glad I read it, but the pace is unforgivable! I almost DNF’d it so many times because of how slow it moved and I’m so grateful I didn’t because the ending left a massive impression on me, and I will continue to think about this book and it’s message for years! I wasn’t personally attached to these characters the way I usually am but the combination of them and their differences really fill out the story! I love that the author is obviously so intelligent, but sometimes the writing style lost my interest. Soooo many conflicting feelings but so grateful I finished!

_tylermagee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

majkentheginger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

good_creon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

dancing_bookworm_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

kendallolle's review against another edition

1.0

DNF at 250 pages. This author has an extreme agenda against white men for some reason and made sure to remind us at least once a chapter. Also imagine getting to page 250 in a book and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. Nothing. What is the plot. What is the book about??? Why are the characters so dull?
Oh and by the way I LOVE WHITE MEN, sue me.

morgangillet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0