A review by j315
Babel by R.F. Kuang

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

5.0

Babel is an incredible, haunted, and passionate tale of talent and betrayal. The incredibly personal aspects of colonialism and the violence of the british empire tower over the narrative, tying together all the disparate experiences of everyone caught under the boot-heel of industrial capitalism. 
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