A review by applejacksbooks
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.5

I'll start this off by saying this book isn't for everyone, but everyone should read it. Its ending alone isn't a happy one. That being said I absolutely enjoyed my time while reading it. From the footnotes, to the history of how we understand language today, to the conversations about colonialism and racism and how we (as white people) have abused and taken from everyone not to better and learn but because we can, this book is a master class in all of it. It's well researched and executed and I couldn't put it down when I was reading it. 
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