This week we’re reading Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang. We’re talking the science of magic, colonialism and the joy of reading a great book for the first time. We’re also talking the nuances of otherness, transmutation and the tightrope of keeping heavy topics simple. Holly’s struggling to find the right genre for this book and Harley’s getting ADHD brain tingles. While talking first reads and adventure stories we also give an honourable mention to The Hunger Games, A Little Princess, Indiana Jones, and The 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy. For the full show transcript and more information go to: https://www.bimbobookclub.com/episodes/episode-014 To follow Bimbo Book club on your favourite social media platform click here: https://bio.link/bimbo