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A review by laurenkimoto
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
4.75
This book is exactly what I wanted and expected of it.
Kuang seamlessly takes her knowledge, history and blends it together to bring this world and characters to life. I wanted to join the characters at Oxford and their journeys and fights. How can she take their suffering and make a wonderful story of it????
Kuang seamlessly takes her knowledge, history and blends it together to bring this world and characters to life. I wanted to join the characters at Oxford and their journeys and fights. How can she take their suffering and make a wonderful story of it????
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Classism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War