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Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

412 reviews

mirroaoror's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, War, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual harassment

juliatsang's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Grief, Violence, War, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death, Classism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Slavery, and Drug abuse

lauralfp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This book is about to be my new Roman Empire

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, War, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

anotherbigapple's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

What a wonderful read that deeply challenges identity, colonialism and the power of language. A touch of the magical very firmly rooted in all too real settings, a great read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, War, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, and Colonisation

aishallnot's review

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

celinbean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

well i finally did it lol only took me over a year to finish 

it was slow and took awhile to built up and get to the actually juicy part but in true rf kuang fashion the ending packed a punch and made me cry 🥲

i might write more later 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Suicide, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Slavery

Minor: Addiction

goldenlake's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, Racism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Classism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Genocide, Drug use, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, War, and Sexism

Minor: Deportation, Slavery, Infidelity, and Alcohol

lamoore72's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Blood, Racism, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide, Classism, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Racism, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, and Murder

allcapspyrex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A book truly deserving of a 5 star rating, and one that immediately puts Kuang on the list of must read authors for me. Unique among fantasy novels, it tackles difficult themes with grace, power, and incredible intelligence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

pejms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism, Child abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Torture, and Police brutality

This novel dwells heavily on the atttitudes and actions of the British Empire, as seen from the perspective of several people of color