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A review by mabechel
Babel by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Slavery, Police brutality, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War, Classism
Minor: Drug use, Sexual harassment
I feel like this book didn't need to be as long as it was. I get the impression that the repeated references to systemic racism and colonialism were intended to show how these experiences permeate into every aspect of an individual's life, but there were certain passages within the same scene that got rather repetitive.