#kuang

[c-oldasice]

Avenge this, she ordered

Whatever you ask, said the Phoenix

[madamwhynot]

Reading and annotating about "Babel".

This has been on my TBR almost for a couple of years and I am glad I am finally here. Annotating on my notebook because it is a library book.

[http-soukiebb]

babel by r.f. kuang book review (for fun)

babel, or the necessity of violence by r.f. kuang book review 🪙

rating: 8.5/10

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this is the first time i’ve read one of kuang’s works and for some reason i feel like this is her best one (I AM BIASED). this book kind of has a reputation for unwarranted reviews criticizing implications of self inserted “tangents” that are against white people but if you’re not utterly DUMB and look beyond that, i believe this book was able to unfold the realization of what it means to have to go against something that has treated you well because of what it stands for, and when to apply violence to achieve what you want, to put it in short. i enjoyed the perspectives of minorities in higher education (also in a white dominated society), and robin’s relationships with his cohort were also very special and made me very happy whilst being the highlights of the story (robin and ramy’s relationship is untouchable and so special, inarguable). *also the chapter ramy’s interlude is a COMPLETE masterpiece and the best chapter in the whole book, sue me. overall, as a rather fantasy repelled reader, I’m glad I read this book, that was definitely supported by magic nonetheless, and would give this an 8.5 out of 10.

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points off because i personally don’t like footnotes when i read and there was a ton lol and kuang’s writing is very advanced and as a kind of rusty reader it was a little hard to digest some of the tangents robin’s inner monologue would go into, but overall a great book and a great ending i loved.

[chalceisdone]

EXCUSE ME MISS KUANG WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

[thejinxmaster]

The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions

The long-awaited nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards have finally been published – at the last possible moment according to the W

Comprehensive explanation and list of responses and/or theories about the 2023 Hugo Awards and controversy surrounding China and Dave McCarty

[imthebaneofyourexistence]

every day. every day i wake up and console myself with the fact the letty hate club exists.

[librarydate]

This was a masterpiece.

From the first few pages I knew I wanted to take my time with this book, and it is my most heavily annotated book I own now. Everything written in this book, from its depictions of romanticism of the student life, the love between friends, the betrayal of family, the horrors of racism colourism and sexism and what happens when they intersect, the harsh truth of revolutions and sacrifices, and they way grief take control over all your senses before you know it... everything was just perfect for me. I have never had an "absolute favourite book" that I could point to when people asked me if I did, but my god do I have one now. This was the book I was looking for all throughout my undergrad, the perfect dark academia book, with its beautiful and heartbreaking writing and story telling, and feeling like I was being seen and recognized by my experiences. I felt like screaming on the rooftops every time I felt like wow R. F Kuang gets it!!! She couldn't have written this any more perfect. It is everything for me, and I don't think I'll emotionally recover for a long long time!

[wordcrawler]

War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.

R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War