A review by some_random_person_hi
Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

RF Kuang is too good at ripping my heart to shreds

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Deportation