A review by gemmabarnes
Babel by R.F. Kuang

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

5.0

This book is amazing! While I know many people view it as slow, the first part of the book is so important to understand the motivations of the characters later in the book. Kuang has done a beautiful job showing the effects and impacts that translation and linguistics has on the world. And then to go and add the magical elements with it! She has written a beautiful novel with ideals and subjects that everyone needs to understand.
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