A review by ellaensorcelee
The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I am just a ball of emotions after finishing this I love this series so much oh my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Graphic: Bullying - a character is bullied in a school setting throughout the book. No physical harm is involved. Moderate: Murder - several characters are murdered and their deaths are described but not in intensely graphic detail. Minor: Body horror - a couple characters have features that are not "normal" for humans, but they are not described graphically. Confinement - one character is temporarily put into a cell. Forced institutionalization - one character is forcibly institutionalized. It is mentioned several times, and we briefly see the character in the institution.