A review by helenecats
Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Took me months to finish. It was very dense (so.many.footnotes), most characters were caricatures, and the plot became messier and messier. I should have been the perfect target audience as a linguist and antiracist, but really, I got tired of the heavy-handedness. 

I truly don't get the hype...?