A review by miriam_mal
Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love academic-fantasy a la Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke so I enjoyed the style and the footnotes in this book. I also debate between 4.75-5 stars bc I did find it a bit of a push to finish, which I did with Strange/Norrell too, but I think you kind of should go into a book like this knowing that it’s not intended as a breezy weekend read. You gotta understand you’re meant to work a little with books like these. So 5 stars from me. Loved the character arcs and it really built to the finish!
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