Babel by R.F. Kuang: Flopping in Five Different Languages

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In today's episode, we're discussing Babel by R.F. Kuang, the importance of language and its relation to colonialism, and Grace's broken iPad. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Two is Booktok and Bestsellers.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Join our Season Two Reading Challenge on StoryGraph: https://bit.ly/3Qa1oQz Want to recommend a book for a future season? Submit the title here: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8

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