A review by lmilfort
Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

[a dark academia set in mid-1800s in Oxford, England at the Royal Translation Institute, we follow Robin Swift a Chinese born student who attends the institute with three other students Ramy, Letty and Victorie and he comes to grips with Britains colonialism but with the backdrop of the magical realism in their use of silver] I’m gonna be obsessed with this book for the foreseeable future I love everything about it