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16daviseli 's review for:
Babel
by R.F. Kuang
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gorgeous writing. The characters feel alive. Diverse and broad as they are. The setting is, of course, magical- it's Oxford! And the ending is heartbreaking. I feel so much but, as with translation, what I feel lies in-between words and experience. If only I had a silver bar...
This book does delve into many hard topics, slavery, colonisation, grief/death and suicide to name a few. All of these graphic and raw. I personally found the flowing writing made it easier for me to read these parts, but a warning remains all the same.
For myself, as well, I woulf have liked, despite all five hundred pages, more! But I think its one of those books which hands the ending to you, the reader to imagine. There's something beautiful in that, no?
This book does delve into many hard topics, slavery, colonisation, grief/death and suicide to name a few. All of these graphic and raw. I personally found the flowing writing made it easier for me to read these parts, but a warning remains all the same.
For myself, as well, I woulf have liked, despite all five hundred pages, more! But I think its one of those books which hands the ending to you, the reader to imagine. There's something beautiful in that, no?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail