A review by deedubb
Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

One of my only 5 stars ever. It is enlightening and exposes the nasty truth of colonialism and white supremacy.

I genuinely could not have predicted the ending. I didn’t burst into tears until robin and victoire separated

I will think about this book often

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism