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puf.io · @puf.io@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Babel 6/10

This had the makings of a four-star read for me. Kuang's talent for building wonderful alternate worlds and histories remains the thing that keeps bringing me back to her work.

What holds it back is also familiar: I find her characters incredibly one-dimensional, the story somewhat predictable, and the writing often too pedantic. I regularly find myself fascinated by the worlds Kuang creates while wishing somebody else would write the stories in them.

Full review: https://puf.io/books/babel---r.f.-kuang/

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Published 2026-08-10 18:33 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere