Matt’s Reviews > Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution > Status Update

Not sure I like the turn this boom has made. I can see why people DNF around 60% I’m going to keep pushing through. I still like the writing style just still don’t love the characters even though I really wanted to

At last Robin has motivation, he’s seen the problem with his own eyes rather than taking everyone’s word unquestioningly. Before he just followed what he was told without hearing the other side of understanding the truth. Now he’s seen the truth and can make a decision. I wasn’t expecting the twist that came next, I don’t know where it will go from here.

All of the main 4 characters are pretty unlikeable. I really want to like them but they’re so focused on themselves. They’re young adults so it fits but it makes it hard to root for them

It feels like it’s a twist and a resolution from the end of the book yet I’m just over 1/3 hours of the way through. I’m not sure where it’s going to go next

Well written, I feel drawn in to the story

I love the sections about the philosophy, ethics, and methodology of translation. For some this may be a little dry but with my life long fascination with translation and other cultures and languages, it’s right up my street