I feel like I’ve had to look up so many times if I’ve accidentally missed that Babel is a young adult book 💀 I was so excited to start this because the premise was so interesting but maybe it’s because I read Beloved by Toni Morrison immediately before this that the quality of writing seems so poor? Idk if it’s the condescending tone or every bit of subtext being almost highlighted in neon yellow but I’m finding it mind-numbing and I’m only finishing it out of stubbornness really