Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel

Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.
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This was a hard book for me to read. I felt the magic system was a little convoluted using pentagrams, logic theorems and incantations just felt a little hard to grasp. I also felt some of the lower realms of hell were not expounded on nearly as much as the earlier ones where I would have thought there would have been more action. I did enjoy the push and pull between Peter & Alice and Alice’s growth throughout the journey. The last 150 pages were probably my favorite part of the book.
I liked this a lot. Wonderfully imaginative concept, rich storytelling, and, at its heart, a pair of compelling main characters. I do feel it is maybe a bit too long, and sags at points in the middle; and while almost all of the secondary and side characters are richly drawn and compelling even in short bursts, this oddly does not hold for some of the ostensible antagonists, who are barely developed beyond their mere presence. Still an entirely enjoyable read and highly recommended.
Very interesting interpretation of the Journey Through Hell highly recommend
She’s a great writer but I found it a bit boring and self-congratulatory.
This book changed my brain chemistry
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