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Babel

R.F. Kuang

Start date: June 1, 2024

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What Members Thought

Jan 28, 2023 Trisha rated it liked it

Shelves: goodreadschoice2022

I hate that I didn't love this one. It has so many interesting pieces to it and such a good message. It's powerful. But it's long. I didn't like the day to day details of Robin's life. We get the intimate details of all 4 years of school. The day to day learning, the small nuances of language, the petty fights and the random glasses of wine. It was a slog to get through and it took me days to dig through these stories to find the rebellion inbetween.

Robin was a great character. Nuanced with both ...more

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Jun 12, 2024 Jenifer Jacobs rated it it was amazing

I loved the the friendships, the “houses”, the vocabulary (and great footnotes), the writing, the commentary on capitalism and colonialism, rhetoric philosophy, the morals. All of it. What a brilliant author to have created this.

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Oct 29, 2024 Mandy rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, 2024

This was a difficult one for me because I started listening to the audiobook for this and it's TERRIBLE - badly edited, awkwardly read at times and just not thought through. Once I shifted to the ebook, it was a lot better (although, considering the use of footnotes etc, I actually think the ideal for this book is the physical copy). In the end, I really enjoyed the world building and while there is no Hollywood ending for this one, I think the author does a really good job in conveying such com ...more

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Jul 27, 2024 Lynne Reeves Griffin rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, 2024

There is much to appreciate about this novel exploring the complexities of colonialism. While there is much to admire about the world building and the social questions being posed, it did lack deep characterization and some of the plot choices felt contrived. Overall I’m very glad to have read it. I imagine I’ll be thinking about it for quite awhile.

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