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Babel by R. F. Kuang
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Nov 11, 2022 09:49AM
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The Ninth House is kinda creepy lol
lol....a bit yes...did you read the prognostication scene?plus the ghosts
lol Courtney, don't read it before bed
It’s good practice for the Stephen king one!!! Lol actually I think this one is gonna be really good 😌
Yeah, me too :)Which Stephen King are you wanting to read?
Any ideas for us?
Right...I dont think that one is a scary one, its more fantasy
I saw some mixed reviews on it...but then again I'm not a King fan lol
Yeah I’m not either but this one just stuck out.. Laura why lol
Laura wrote: "i hate this book so much"I read what you wrote about the how the author made it all about race and I agree with you. Seems like that’s happening a lot lately in life as we know it.
Why did you hate it, Laura?I think race and themes around race were inevitable given the historical setting and what was happening with colonialism at the time. I didn't feel like she made all the white people bad and the others good. She does show that some decisions that the main characters make are questionable or morally grey. There are also some white people that help them with their strike. Unfortunately, most people at that time were ignorant or worse when it came to other cultures.
I guess at the end of the day it all depends what you look for in a book and what you enjoy reading about :)
Also true Corina. I think that when I was reading the book I didn’t get that feel, well not really, some parts I was like really, but understanding the time period I think that helped. But after you wrote that and I thought about it more I could def see why you thought this Laura. I guess I’m naive because I just don’t see race in people but I’m also white so obviously it’s not affected me as much as it has growing up as it does now. Perspective is a funny thing
I just wish everyone could get on the same playing field in regards to race. We are all human, next!
yeah as I read, I'm relating to the characters. Being Hispanic and studying engineering where the majority of my classmates were white males, I was made to feel less-than a lot of the time! Some of my classmates would make micro-aggressive comments that I see being made to the POC characters in Babel a lot! like "Oh, YOU understand the concept?" "woah, your majors harder than mine!" I just read the part where our main character got invited to hang out with the boys and his friend made a comment about how they probably only invited him because he's the most white-passing of the group! and being visibly brown with Hispanic friends who were white-passing, I noticed that a lot at school (they would get invited to join sororities, but ignore me, etc)
the POC characters are also basically being paraded around as the POC mascots of the school, being invited to parties with politicians and people of importance only as props to represent the schools "diversity." I'm only about halfway through still, but I could see how their ethnic backgrounds play an important role in the way they're viewed by pretty much everyone else in the school and I understand the theme the author is trying to convey through these experiences. definitely many different sides of race being portrayed, both good and bad
I can't imagine, Bella...sounds awful...its so sad that this still happens today.
The way the characters were treated was horrendous...there was also another scene at the beginning of the book when this little boy asks Robin if he can see because of his eyes...
As Bella I’m so sorry to hear that. And to top it off your a woman and we get enough demeaning stuff as it is just being female I truly can’t imagine. It just comes down to fear. People FEAR anything and everything that is different than they are. It’s sad in 2022 this is still a bigger topic than ever. We know how much of a badass you are though! We all are!
Even Letty gets treated unfairly because she’s a white, privileged female. Ramy treats her like crap because of her race and social status because he thinks she can’t understand anything they go through being from different parts of the world than she is but if you think about it, Letty still knows how it feels to be treated differently than the rest. Look at how they treated her vs her brother.
Did you ladies see that the Choice Awards polls have been posted? This book was nominated for the fantasy award. https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
Wow. Time flies kristi!!! This book should not win but I need to read more on these lists!
I always love to see what is chosen for the nominees. There are some good ones there this year!
Kristie wrote: "I always love to see what is chosen for the nominees. There are some good ones there this year!"Me too!
We should pick some books off these lists guys. I just reserved a bunch from my library!
Thanks for the update, Kristie! Definitely have to check those out. ;)
What books were you thinking about, Courtney?
Ok I’m not gonna write authors Fairy Tale by S.king
When Women were dragons
The cloisters
Demon copperhead
Elekktra
A world of Curiosities
The very secret society of irregular witches
Other birds
This time tomorrow
The stardust thief
Our wives under the sea
Quarry Girls
Our missing hearts
The whalebone theatre
Just to name a few lmao
Lol...at this point in time I have Elektra, The Stardust thief, Our missing hearts and soon Demon Copperhead.
Ok perfecto. Bella what do you think?
Anything particular your leaning towards Corina?
I'm cool with whatever you guys want! :) I'll try to reserve the ones Corina mentioned!
Not really, they are all sitting on my shelves lol...except Demon Copperhead, thats on its way to me. I will be away from Sunday for a week, so I dont know if it will arrive by then.
I was able to borrow Elektra and The Stardust Thief. I'm on hold for Our Missing Hearts!
Can start any of those at any time ;)
Ok So Let’s start Electra first because the stardust thief is a sequel but I’m on hold for Our Missing Hearts too Bella. + the rest of that list but I will buy whatever I need to!!
I’m still on hold for Electra it will most likely be here tomorrow
The Stardust Thief is the first book in the series :) We can start Elektra first if that works for everyone :)
It doesn’t matter to me if you guys want to start the Sardis the first we can do that too I’m down for whatever you guys want to do
We can flip a coin lolI'm good with either of those. Bella, any preference?
My copy of Demon Copperhead just arrived today too
Yay I think that’s one I’m gonna end up buying because there’s so many people ahead of me at the library. Let’s dooooo Stardust thief.
Sold hahaWhen do you guys want to start? tomorrow? or in a couple of days?
