A review by jadeandherbunny
Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.25

Definitely a masterpiece, it was a bit heavy for me but as student in translation it was really good for the most part. I really liked all the linguistics shenanigans and all the discussions about race.
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