A review by ksydwlt
Babel by R.F. Kuang

4.25

Real rating 4.3, mainly because parts of this book tended to drag, but this book otherwise was such a thought provoking experience. Fantasy with a critical point of view on colonialism. This book opened my eyes. It made me see what it was like to be a national for a nation but still not get accepted due to the color of someone’s skin, their religion or nationality. Overall this was an experience I won’t forget, and cannot wait to pick up more of her novels
As time goes on, my thoughts keep circling back to Babel, I want more, I know there isn’t more but I can’t stop thinking of robin, I can’t stop thinking of Victorie, I can’t stop thinking of letty and ramy. This cohort is constantly in my mind, they’re ingrained in my thoughts. I have adjusted my rating to 5, as this book has obviously stuck with me. I think the craziest thing is that I can’t identify with the over all themes of this book, of being a foreigner in a place you were born and raised. I can’t identify with being treated differently just because of the color of my skin, because of the sex of my birth. But I can learn from peoples experiences, I can see through others eyes. This books criticism on colonialism has stuck with me, and it will never let me go.