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Have you read Babel by R.F. Kuang? Did you like it? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 weeks ago by howler@lemmy.zip to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I'm trying to find any redeemable qualities that make me feel better for the time I spent reading it. I could have put it down, but the raving reviews made me think that it would get better.

It didn't.

I loathed it. With passion.

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, you're right about the footnotes. I read someone the other day saying they felt like Kuang was writing with an imaginary social justice scold hovering over her, and I think that's about right. I find it odd that someone feels they have to say 'racism — which is bad, by the way — exists in this society'. We know it's bad! Even racists don't like being called racist!