Babel, or The Necessity of Violence

Probably the most voraciously I've read a book in ages. The first half of the book is fantastic, great world building with a growing sense of unease laced throughout. I thought the mid to later parts of the book faltered a bit, the pacing was much faster, leaving things feeling rushed, and some subplots/story lines just felt unecessary. Also, not to get too much into spoilers, but one character definitely suffered from season 8 danaerys "character struck with grief makes very out of character choices" syndrome. The final few chapters were a return to form - the pacing slowed back down and characters felt more thought out and deliberate and more in-line with how they had been built up.

Really enjoyed it though, I read basically two thirds of it despite trying to study yesterday

Very cool I wish Oxford was real 💔