A review by hlau
Babel by R.F. Kuang

5.0

For fans of linguistics, imagine a blend with Harry Potter/British boarding school fantasy, against an anti-colonial backdrop. It's such a unique blend that is hardly ever seen that makes it so enticing. For those who find themselves on the post-colonial descendant side of the story, it's heartbreaking, infuriating and devilishly clever. It is imbued with just enough historical fact that blurs the story in a well rendered suspension of disbelief.