Babel, or The Necessity of Violence

Really respect the research that was put into this book, and the language read really well. I thought it resolved pretty well in being true to the characters. However, there is still something lacking with the concept of the magical property of silver. I suppose the point was just to use it as a way to demonstrate humanity would still be the same despite this new magic. This book felt like a watertight ship with no lose ends, all the i's dotted as everything had a purpose, which was both uncanny and admirable. I liked the linguistic touch and the historical fiction aspect -didn't disappoint, however the narrative was a little almost too textbook.