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Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)

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Juniper said: " "BABEL is a dark academia set in 1830s Oxford that interrogates language, translation, and colonialism. It's THE SECRET HISTORY meets JONATHAN STRANGE, enhanced by a heady dose of violent decolonization." - R.F. Kuang

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Oct 24, 2025 03:36PM · see review

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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)

by Joe Abercrombie

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read in July 2013

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Juniper said: " M. I like this series. It's a good one. Very good. What I like most about it is probably that I don't feel the need to sprint through it. I can if I want to, but it doesn't hurt to have to break after finishing a chapter. What I like most about the s ...more "

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"What a lovely reunion! Good start, heh." — Jul 28, 2013 08:27AM

Jul 29, 2013 08:44AM · see review

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