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A review by vexasaurus_rex
Babel by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
I don’t know how to come up with a coherent way to describe this book, so I’ll just say this.
This book left me wounded and addicted. I thought about it for days—weeks after finishing it. I will never recover from it, and I will never forget it. I don’t often give books five stars, but R.F. Kuang earned them easily for rocking my world so thoroughly.
This book left me wounded and addicted. I thought about it for days—weeks after finishing it. I will never recover from it, and I will never forget it. I don’t often give books five stars, but R.F. Kuang earned them easily for rocking my world so thoroughly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism