A review by danieriv
Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Long, tedious exposition that isn’t entirely necessary to the main plot of the book. Highly academic writing that you truly have to focus on to understand the book. The writing itself is very good, but this is not a leisure read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Death of parent

Themes may be triggering to those who have suffered under imperial rule or who face the lasting effects that empires inflict upon the areas they colonize.