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I'm about halfway through Babel by RF Kuang. I'd seen it recommend online quite a lot, and so far I think the praise is deserved. I like the author's writing style plus the magic system is really unique. It has become quite technical at points which I hadn't expected; getting into the nature of translation and etymology. Though considering I enjoy Neal Stephenson's novels (in which he quite regularly nerds out over some interest of his), I'm quite happy for these little deviations. The pacing perhaps isn't great at points, but I'm definitely invested in the outcome of the story.