#however if y'all had my library checkout records you'd be thanking me for not worsening the problem

[official-linguistics-post]

I just found your blog and you are already one of my favorite blogs on this site! I wanted to know if you've read RF Kuang's Babbel? If so, I would like to know your thoughts!

BABEL CHANGED ME. i got it from the library last year (use your public libraries, folks!!), devoured it in 24 hours, and was asked multiple times by my spouse if i was okay while sobbing on the couch. it's one of those rare books that i actually bought a physical copy of for rereading availability.

now, disclaimer: i'm already a lover of fantasy, and if you're not into those premises you probably won't be a huge fan of babel. but it was an exceptionally intriguing linguistic twist on magic, and it immediately and fundamentally shifted my approach to writing (as the best books do). i recommend babel to literally everyone who listens to my recs.