Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

Not the best condition but great book nonetheless

This is a nice story of 4 very unusually talented young adults, kids almost, coming of age and having to find their place in a very complicated world. There are certainly Harry Potterish vibes there, however those kids end up fighting not some villain who must not be named but the British Empire itself. All of the main characters are somewhat immature – and the author does a great job linking this to rather sad and complicated personal circumstances of each of the kids. However, do not expect to find anything even remotely similar to Donna Tartt’s books, even though some tiktokers think otherwise. I’m pretty sure the author never meant for this book to be compared to the “Secret History” – it’s just a clumsy marketing move made by someone who hardly reads. “Babel” is an interesting work of fiction, addresses some rather complex issues of freedom, and compromise, and guilt, and whether it is worth to carry on living in the world that will always be unfair and awfully cynical. Definitely worth reading and discussing with teenagers.

The packaging and product was damaged when it arrived

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très bien - pas de problème

I won't comment on the novel per se, because literarily it's great, but I'm INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED with the quality of the edition. I bought the novel in hardcover, hoping for the durability and solidity of the edition. Unfortunately, I found that despite the hardcover, the spine of the book is glued, not sewn, and the pages (every single one of them!) begin to fall off the spine after one flip. I fear that by the time I get to the end of the novel, they will have fallen off completely. I ordered the English-language edition specifically because of the hardcover, as in my country it only comes out in an integral binding. This turned out to be a big mistake, as the quality of the Polish edition is nevertheless much better. (Rating for novel itself - 5/5)

I love this book—that it, the content of the book— but I very disappointed with the way the cover is so flimsy and the print is so small. It’s a very small book lol but still pretty

Received the book today, so this isn’t a review of the actual story. I bought the hardcover and it came with faulty binding which made the cover a bit twisted and bent, the dust cover also was crinkled due to this. I kinda regret buying the hardcover since it’s not nice looking and is more expensive than the pocket version.