n0madz, 28 days ago

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"Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution" by RF Kuang

Based on the Goodreads reviews, this book polarizes readers: they either love it or hate it.

I enjoyed it, but I also enjoy etymology in general, which should almost be a prerequisite to reading Babel. It kind of makes me want to return to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell to see how they compare.

ampersand, 28 days ago

@n0madz @bookstodon I loved it. A lot. Interestingly, I never got through Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, though (tried more than once).