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A review by chippyreads
Babel by R.F. Kuang
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I listened to the audiobook, Narrated by Chris Lew Kum Hoi and Billie Fulford-Brown. Chris’s accents for all of the characters was spot on, giving them all such a unique sound. Billie voiced the footnotes. It was good having a completely different voice for the footnotes, so it was very obvious where we had jumped to in the book.
At first the footnotes interrupting the narration was a bit of a shock, but after a while I got used to them and looked forward to hearing them, as they offered more information on the current subject. As this book can seem intimidating, I highly recommend the audiobook for anyone concerned about whether they’ll get through it or not.
R. F. Kuang has such an accessible writing style. She is able to capture such big, important ideas, and make them more understandable for readers like me. I don’t have any formal higher education (I doubt a certificate 3 in animals helps) to help me understand grammar, spelling and history, but thethe way this book is written doesn’t make me feel dumb.
I’m not going to go into the plot and how this book should be mandatory reading, as I’m sure there are already hundreds of people shouting this book's praises. I loved it. I’m going to preorder a hardcover of this book to add to my small collection of books.
Read this book.
Thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK Audio, and Harper Voyager for giving me an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
How I rate books
1- I disliked this book very much. Highly unlikely to read this author again
2- Eh. I didn't hate it. Might give the author another go
3- It was fun
4- Amazing and would read again
5- I'm in love. Give me more right now!
At first the footnotes interrupting the narration was a bit of a shock, but after a while I got used to them and looked forward to hearing them, as they offered more information on the current subject. As this book can seem intimidating, I highly recommend the audiobook for anyone concerned about whether they’ll get through it or not.
R. F. Kuang has such an accessible writing style. She is able to capture such big, important ideas, and make them more understandable for readers like me. I don’t have any formal higher education (I doubt a certificate 3 in animals helps) to help me understand grammar, spelling and history, but thethe way this book is written doesn’t make me feel dumb.
I’m not going to go into the plot and how this book should be mandatory reading, as I’m sure there are already hundreds of people shouting this book's praises. I loved it. I’m going to preorder a hardcover of this book to add to my small collection of books.
Read this book.
Thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK Audio, and Harper Voyager for giving me an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
How I rate books
1- I disliked this book very much. Highly unlikely to read this author again
2- Eh. I didn't hate it. Might give the author another go
3- It was fun
4- Amazing and would read again
5- I'm in love. Give me more right now!