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A review by book_voyager
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
3.75
3 quarters of these book reminded a bit about Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. Academic students becoming friends, secret societies, things they have to keep hidden… Just add on politics and more speculative fiction.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, like I enjoy Tartt’s book. I find academia related stories interesting, especially when they are related to languages. However, sometimes this books academics were heavy and I admit skipping footnotes more than once. I don’t think everything needs to be explained.
This is not a happy book. It’s still a good one.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed this book, like I enjoy Tartt’s book. I find academia related stories interesting, especially when they are related to languages. However, sometimes this books academics were heavy and I admit skipping footnotes more than once. I don’t think everything needs to be explained.
This is not a happy book. It’s still a good one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery