Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Das Gedächtnis von Babel

An okay edition to this series. I really enjoyed Babel, even if it felt a little long and like we were spending a lot of time there. The asides with Victoria were interesting and I would have liked to have read more. <SLIGHT SPOILER> I also wish that there was more Thorn and Ophelia content. Like she find him and it feel like such a non-event after three years. And then they have the little mini conflict that would have been solved by them just talking to each other. Very frustrating<SLIGHT SPOILER OVER>. I found the reveal in this one to fall a little flat for me, but we'll see how the last book in the series wraps things up.

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ramblingravioli's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Originally I’d rate this book 4/5 but have reduced my rating to 3/4 due to the ableist slurs used and the stereotypes of disability portrayed in some of the characters.

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chaoticace's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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bdstrunk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

of the three english translations of The Mirror Visitor Quartet (as of august 2021), this is the only one with quite a few words/phrases that didn’t sit quite right with me…
i’m not gonna jump and say “cancel this author!!!” yet though, because it IS a translation, and i’m not fluent in french or french terms that are highly offensive. i have seen a few other people say that the original and different translations were perfectly fine, but i intend to research it more myself.

other than that, this book felt a little… forced? kinda? because of my fixation on the series, i would give this book 4.75 simply because it is an extension of such a wonderful story and for its rereadability (in fact, i can say for-almost-certain that i will reread all three of these books before the october 5th release date of the fourth). however, to be honest, it wasn’t exactly up to my expectations.

anyway, i am very much looking forward to the next book, and i do not want this story to end.

edit: the more i think about this book, in hindsight, the better i like the plot. +0.5 stars.

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grimmdark's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.25

out of all 3 books i've read so far, definitely my favorite. it's actually really cool to see how much the author improves and where with each tome. loved babel as a setting!!!! so many cool characters!!!! can't wait to read the next and final book. maybe i'll come back for a review later phew!!

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keylimepie's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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dancingkouign's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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