Babel - R.F. Kuang
Short review:
It took me six months to finish this book. I never DNFd it because I did like the characters and I wanted to see what happened to them. This book was intriguing and thought provoking and dealt with what could be considered delicate points very head on and very impressively. The point and subject matter of this book were very well done, my issues with it were more with the story and the writing itself. I understand why the timeline in this book was set up this way, with us starting with the main character, Robin, when he was a child and following him through almost every year of his life until the end of the book, however it took me until the last three-ish pages to understand why. It felt like we would focus on less important years in his life and then skip years while he was at Oxford, arguably the most important of his years in the book. I wonder if the ending impact would had been the same if the book started with his final year at Oxford and we saw flashbacks to his previous years. There were also times we were told instead of shown such as about Robin and his friends having inside jokes and laughing until they cried in the early hours of the morning, but we never saw those jokes. It made the characters fall a bit flat when dramatic things happened. That being said, I did cry at the end of this book and was very shocked by the major plot points. I also really enjoyed getting to see how drastically Robin had changed at the end of the book and being able to see what kind of path he had chosen to take, which could be considered as not the usual path of a hero. The other thing that bothered me was the magic system. This may have been an issue on my part, but it was hard for me to understand how the silver bars worked and predict what the charters could do with the bars to get out of predicaments. Maybe people with more language experience than me could understand it better. Overall, I think Babel is an interesting step into a world of could-have-been and deals with many hard hitting topics very importantly and in unexpected ways.
Rate: 3.5/5
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Nasihat bersama untuk fitnah & polarisasi ummat.
Wa'taṣimụ biḥablillāhi jamī'aw wa lā tafarraqụ
Punya i prinsip ini dan mengedepankan kepentingan jangka panjang.
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i had busy day today!!! experiments (with an HCl mini-battle scar) + DSA100 and FTIR iS50 trainings, then at lunch time, a colleague joined me and she invited me to join the weekly sports training for our institute (during lunch break) so I played ping-pong 🏓 i didn’t know so i didn’t have proper attire (at least i am wearing rubber shoes) — so i played wearing my 3-layered winter clothes 😅😜 ‘twas a tiring yet productive and fun day 🥰 #amazingadventuresofbeaujethro #mulhouse #sports #pingpong #tabletennis #science #filipinoscientist #socials #france #cnrs #universitehautealsace #uha #alsace (at Mulhouse, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CljyLJHLqmz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Başta @saniyehaber_ sahibi İsmail Demir bey olmak üzere @sahinozer.01 @ceyhunozer01 @mustafaozalp77 @ahmethakanc @trt @atvturkiye @showtv @cnnturk @dha @beyaztv @nazlicelik__ ve ismini sayamadığım ve işini layıkıyla yapan daha nice gazetecimizin 10 Ocak Dünya Çalışan Gazeteciler Gününü kutluyor, çalışmalarında başarılar diliyorum.🇹🇷 Fahri Sak Professional Coach/Trainer #gazeteci #iha #dha #trt #foxnews #fox #bbc #atv #uha #fahricoaching #fahrisakdanisman #fahrisakcoaching (Fahri Sak Danışmanlık) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnOdMJRo8Sh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Hari Jadinya Ke-18, UHA Gelar "Sun Meet"
BALIPORTALNEWS.COM, GIANYAR - Ubud Hotel Assosiation (UHA) akan melangsungkan hari jadinya ke-18 pada Jumat (16/12/2022) di Telaga Singha. UHA merupakan asssosiasi dari beberapa hotel yang ada di kawasan Ubud dan gianyar. SUN meet diambil untuk memberikan warna dan energi kebersamaan setelah bencana Covid-19.
I Wayan Parka Ketua Panitia hari jadi UHA 2022, yang juga General Manager dari Arkamara Resort and Spa di sela-sela kesibukanya mengatakan, bahwa kali ini tema yang diusung ada ‘Sun Meet’yang berarti bertemu dalam terang dan berharap seluruh member bisa saling merangkul satu sama lainnya.
"Dalam hantaman Covid-19 yang terjadi 2 tahun seluruh lini mengalami dampaknya. Dan saat ini kita bangkit bersama dan selalu bergandengan tangan menuju cahaya yang terang," paparnya.
UHA beranggotakan hampir mencapai 110 member, saat ini sangat antusias dan saling bahu membahu untuk destinasi Ubud itu sendiri, dengan seni dan terkenal seluruh dunia tetap menjadi primadona wisata yang ada di Bali.
"Adapun agenda agenda yang telah dilakukan uha sperti pengembangan skill para members melalui pelatihan pelatihan. Kegiatan bersih bersih untuk menjaga alam dari sampah pelastik," tambahnya.
Ditambahkan oleh Dewantara selaku chairman UHA mengatakan, bersinergi dengan pemerintahan daerah dan pusat, program dalam sales dan marketing bahwa tujuan dari UHA itu untuk membangun Ubud sebagai destinasi dan menjaga kebersamaan yang berpatokan pada implementasi Tri Hita Karana.
"Dimana tiga aspek hubungan yang baik ini berusaha kita akomodasikan dalam wadah UHA ini," paparnya. (aar/bpn)
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Petite virée près de l’université fonderie #mulhouse, ce qui me rappelles le fait que je n’ai plus tout mes facultés… #mulhouse #visitmulhouse #igersfrance #igersmulhouse #universitefonderie #uha #uhamulhouse #uhafonderie #visitalsace🇫🇷 #mulhousejycrois (à Campus Fonderie) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6v58BK9iA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Townie Makeover -> Paka'a Uha.
CC: Hair / Brows / Ears / Top + Graphic Overlay / Skirt / Gills / Scales
Thank you! @simstrouble @thepeachyfaerie @evoxyr @pixelette-cc @squea @pleyita @simulationcowboy
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"Growing Pains" - Part 2
“MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!” I heard from upstairs. I ran up the stairs, two at time. Vera rarely yelled for me or her Dad.
When I got there she was climbing out of bed, scared. “What’s wrong?” I asked her, worried. Apollo was amazingly asleep.
“I had a bad dream and then there was a noise under my bed.” Vera told me, on the verge of tears.
I hugged her close to me “It’s okay, sweetie. It was just a dream and it was probably Sabrina under your bed. You know how she likes to get into things.” I explained to her, still hugging her.
“Can you check?” Vera asked softly.
I released her from the hug and nodded. I got down on my hands and knees and checked under the bed. “All clear.”
I got Vera back into bed and stayed with her until she fell asleep. That was the first time that had happened and it made me a little sad. I didn’t like my babies being upset.
To cheer her up, though I think she had forgotten about the dream before I did. Also to help her deal with us remodeling the room to make it more for both a boy and a girl. We got her a small laptop she could use for school and to play games on. She liked it a lot.
“You know, it won’t be long before Apollo is a child.” I told Pak one evening, I had been looking through the calendar and realized how close it was coming.
“That’s not the only birthday coming up.” Pak told me.
“Ah yes, I had realized that too.” I said, grumpily.
“You’re always going to be beautiful to me, ku’uipo. Even with silver in your hair and wrinkles. Pure beauty.” He said, caressing my cheek.
I melted. He still knew what to say to me and somehow knew I was worried about how I’d look, vain yes. But you get that way a bit in my line of work.
“I love you, Pak.” I told him, pulling him close and hugging him. I felt a bit better about my upcoming birthday after talking to him.
“I love you too, Evie.” He replied, hugging me back.
I shifted some focus back to my career. I didn’t really have to do much anymore. Release a video now and then. Make charity appearances – those were important to me. It was the main reason I kept my name in the spotlight. I loved being able to help others.
Soon it was time to make Apollo’s cake. My youngest was having his birthday and I realized, he was most likely my last baby. I was sad about that for a few seconds before realizing how blessed I was to have him and Vera.
I got dressed and caught my husband coming in the door. He had been somewhat secretive lately. He was up to something. But I didn’t jump to the usual conclusions, I trusted him.
“So what have you been up to, my handsome hubby?” I asked, flirting with him and batting my eyelashes at him.
“You’ll see when the time is right.” Pak told me. He was not budging.
I went and got Apollo. He actually let me help him blow out his candles, I was surprised but pleased.
Pak went out before Apollo’s birthday and got him a science set. The first thing he did with it was blow something up. I wasn’t too sure the set was a good idea, but Pak thought it was. So I kept quiet.
At least Apollo was really good with the cats. As is Vera, teach them early and teach them right when it comes to handling pets.
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