Babel, or The Necessity of Violence

It's been a while since I've written a review of a book, but I guess this one calls for it.

This book is one I didn't want to put down, and read slowly savouring each word on every page. The prose is beautiful. It's a long book, to be sure, but it's worth it.

At some points, I did feel that the author didn't trust the audience enough to understand what is going on, so at many points they spoonfed the message of the book to us. Which did get a bit annoying, but it didn't hamper my enjoyment of the book that much.

Overall, I really did enjoy the world that R F Kuang had created. A very interesting urban fantasy, and a very unique one as well.