A review by h_preadsagin
Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I greatly enjoyed the book. The first half is more linguistic heavy but it picks up the pace as you get further in. The author heavily foreshadows. While it didn’t necessarily take away from the story, there wasn’t much that happened that I was truly surprised by. 
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