A review by xeniba
Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The premise of Babel is fascinating and I found the world building to be quite well-done. Though the book was predictable and dragged at times, I still couldn’t put it down.

I absolutely loved learning about the magic and language in the first part of the book.

Minor quibble: There were a LOT of footnotes and a couple of them didn’t render on my eReader. One of them was actually interesting, but I had to look at it on my phone to know that. 

I do wish we’d learned more about the rest of the folks in the tower at the end. And more about Victoire throughout the book. I also wish we’d been able to see a bit more of the Hermes Society in the Old Library.
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