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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
249 reviews
petra_eller's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
princessgabsy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicide, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation
meganamelia's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism
exhaustrovert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
bluefrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and War
offthecarousel_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a book with some incredible elements. The prose, the characters and their interactions, the incredibly detailed grounding in history... it was all there.
To escalate the problem from their immediate surroundings to taking on world politics with only 25% of the book left.... it was always going to have pacing issues. The last quarter is way too fast, and highlighted other pacing issues I was willing to let go in the first half.
I also understand logically how a character can have such a dramatic personality change after a trauma, however... this book did not convince me with the words on the page. The characterizations in the last arc fell apart for me, as I wasn't convinced he would change like that.
I'm so tempted to drop the rating lower because I had such high hopes for this book and then I was extremely disappointed. But a lot of the elements here were genuinely good, so I've given it a four.
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Car accident
alyssaborders's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism
oneqdprnjoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War
sisira107's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Now that a couple of weeks have passed since I finished the book, I can say that it's one of the best books I've read. It made me feel happy, sad, scared, sad, furious, SAD.
It's one of those times when you feel that a book was written only for you and your personal enjoyment, It made my freak heart so happy. I love all the characters equally, but Robin mad me sob so bad.
Also, Rebecca what were you thinking with that ending you left me silently crying in my bed at 1 am after reading the final line.
Not everyone will enjoy this book, but if you think you could like it, please read it.
Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
grayvie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Torture and War
Minor: Drug use