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

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

to be honest, i had high expectations with this book. i did not enjoy the first half only because it felt very dense and heavy with nothing but exposition? but the second half started kicking up with a lot more action, which i really liked. i also loved the academia that rf kuang puts so much detail into and the footnotes were interesting additions to see as well. i don’t think this book met my standards from what i’d been expecting, but i still managed to enjoy some of it. 3/5 stars
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