I was also SO obsessed with Wounded when I first read it. Honestly I just don't think I've ever read anything like it! Maybe a bit Of Mice and Men? Loved it, I'll definitely read it again at some point too.
@katharineisobelbailey
7 ай бұрын
Was so good! I do see of mice and men although I didn’t love that book when I read it in high school…
@katiejlumsden
5 ай бұрын
If you’re looking for more novels about cults, I really recommend Home by Cailean Stead
@katharineisobelbailey
5 ай бұрын
ooh I've just looked it up and immediately added to my tbr - thank you!! 🥰
@toinenosoite3173
6 ай бұрын
May I ask why you liked Babel so much? Myself, I gave it only two stars, as I found the story to be so black and white with no nuances at all to make it ultimately uninteresting. Also, I found the entire system of magic to make no sense at all. As a linguist myself, I found her reasoning to be on very shaky ground, e.g. why you needed someone from the colonies to work the magic. In her reasoning for that, R.F. Kuang really showed that she doesn't know anything about European languages. This last thing may have been one of the main points why I disliked the book so much.
@katharineisobelbailey
6 ай бұрын
I think the thing I loved most about it was the world she built and the overall tone/vibe of the book - I love dark academia and found family trope and both are so prevalent in Babel. That being said, I can see why this book isn’t for everyone and I know someone who gave it 1 star eek 😂 When I rate something 5 stars I really am just rating it for ME, because I think something can be flawed but still be the perfect fit for someone - does that make sense? I guess it’s like people in a way haha. I can especially understand why you wouldn’t enjoy it if you’re a linguist because it can be so grating reading about something you’re so knowledgable about that you can pick out all the errors in logic. However, I’m not a linguist (I am terrible at learning other languages 😂) so it was easy for me to gloss over parts I didn’t fully understand and just accept them as fact in this world. Also, I think I just really like Kuang’s writing - I also loved Yellowface, which couldn’t be more different to Babel, but both books’ prose was just so engaging and unputtdownable for me. Have you read any of her other books? ☺️
@toinenosoite3173
6 ай бұрын
@@katharineisobelbailey Thank you for your response, and sorry that it has taken so long for me to reply. Vive la difference! If there is something I like, it is that we all can have different opinions on e.g. books. We are all always entitled to our views, which of course are based on our personal tastes, and myself I find it extremely interesting to know why someone likes something that I do not. No, I haven't read anything else by her, and, to be honest, this book didn't encourage me to read another one. Myself, I unfortunatly wasn't that convinced by her prose, and here I compare her to fantasy authors like Guy Gavriel Kay or Robin Hobb. The prose absolutely wasn't bad, it was even better than many other popular authors, but it didn't wow me in any sense. However, if I were to take up another book of hers, what would you recommend?
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