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NikkiCureton

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

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This is not light reading but it‘s interesting storytelling.

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BarbaraBB

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

bailed

#ToB26

I really tried but at 22% I call it quits. It‘s so much longer and I am not that invested in the story so far. Too many books, too little time 🤷🏻‍♀️

BkClubCare, Hooked_on_books, Deblovestoread, merelybookish, Bookwormjillk, Chelsea.Poole, squirrelbrain, sarahbarnes, ImperfectCJ, ChaoticMissAdventures

BkClubCare Yeah, I am starting to think I won't make it to Completist status for ToB this year. And that's okay. 3d

BarbaraBB @BkClubCare I won‘t even try this year! 3d

Bookwormjillk I am still miles back on the library waiting list for this one. My friend at work said I wouldn't like it so I don't know if I should believe her or read it and like it out of spite. 3d

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ChaoticMissAdventures Oh no! I have a beautiful copy that has just been sitting here. It is on my short list. I think her books in this vein (Including Babel) are do a very specific reader so I am hoping I get on with this one. 3d

BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk 🤣 Choices choices! 3d

BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures I did like Babel but I read that in print and audio is much harder for me (no native English) so I got a bit lost and didn‘t feel invested enough to find out! 3d

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3d

Hooked_on_books I have zero interest in reading this book. Babel wasn‘t for me so I‘m not much interested in her fantasy. (I did like Yellowface, though.) From what I‘ve read, her readers are not as happy with this one as they were with Babel. 3d

BarbaraBB @dabbe 🙌🏽 3d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I agree on that, Babel was better, but then again, who am I to judge, bailing after 22%… (edited) 3d

LeeRHarry I thought Babel was ok and I didn‘t like Yellowface so I won‘t be reading anything else from this author anytime soon. As you said, too many books too little time! 😊 3d

Flaneurette You aren‘t really missing much, I should have bailed but I persevered because some of the afterlife/hell stuff was interesting. It took me Forever to read and put me in a bit of a slump. The emotional core of this book is very YA with some show-offy, look how smart I am bits thrown in. There was some important stuff about being female in academia and monstrous men in power but I know this already 3d

BarbaraBB @Flaneurette Thank you for this post. It confirms what I expected 😘 3d

squirrelbrain I tried this in print and bailed fairly quickly. I have the audio on reserve but I don‘t think I‘m going to bother. I‘m not going to be a completist either @bkclubcare as I‘m not going to read the Bunny one. I‘m reading as many as I like the look of from the longlist. 3d

BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @BkClubCare I don‘t think I will read Bunny nor

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TrishB @squirrelbrain I didn‘t think you‘d like this one Helen! It‘s certainly not her best, but I did like it. Barbara- I didn‘t see you liking this either! 3d

julesG What @TrishB said. 3d

Lesliereadsalot Two losers in a row! Good luck on your next one 🩷 3d

REPollock I have similar meh feelings about this. My library loan expired and I had a lot left so I got back on the list for it but when I come back up for it, my plan is to read one chapter and if I‘m still meh, bail. 2d

BarbaraBB @TrishB @julesG We should have talked about this at Gladstone‘s 😄 2d

IMASLOWREADER love the power of dnf lol 2d

julesG We should have. 😁 2d

mobill76 Exactly what I want to know about a book. I'm too old to slog through everything on my list. 2d

BarbaraBB @mobill76 😀 1d

kwmg40 I'm wondering if I'm the only one who actually liked this book! 😂 19h

BarbaraBB @kwmg40 And the people who read the ToB longlist en shortlisted it 😄 18h

kwmg40 @BarbaraBB Phew, thanks for the reminder than I'm not the only one! 😅 18h

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Karisimo

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

#celebrate #journey
Nothing like a journey through hell and back!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 6d

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Melmar

Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) | R F Kuang

A few more 2025 reads

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PuddleJumper

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

Currently available for 99p on Kindle and Kobo

#99ponkindle #99ponkobo

mcctrish Is this the third in the series ? 1w

PuddleJumper @mcctrish It's a standalone I think 1w

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janeycanuck

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

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Fantasy isn't really my jam but I've heard amazing things about Kuang AND this one was about books AND my partner is a fan AND I nabbed a skip-the-line audio AND we were spending 10 days hiking in the Alps so it was a perfect choice for a joint listen. I did like the bookish parts and the back stories of both Alice & Peter. The rest... Meh.

Chelsea.Poole That view!! 2w

janeycanuck @Chelsea.Poole I know! It was incredible. If you enjoy hiking at all and can do even a bit of the trail, I highly recommend it! 2w

BarbaraBB Gorgeous view! I‘ll go audio too with this book. 2w

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janeycanuck @BarbaraBB It's VERY long! But the narrators were very good, I enjoyed them. 2w

5feet.of.fury Awesome! 2w

ferskner Your pictures are amazing!!!! 2w

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thewallflower0707

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

I never thought this day would come, but today, I‘m starting my #Christmas Holidays! These are my reading plans until New Year‘s Eve.

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Avanders

Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition) | R F Kuang

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You know, I *really* enjoyed this one, even if I didn‘t think it was *quite* perfect. I loved the nerdy magical history discourse, and I thought it all went how it should. There was a little bit of a slow patch around the 75% mark, but… maybe to be expected in a novel this length. 🤓

Now listening to Carl and the audio is (so far) fanTAStic.

Also @AmyG I received this package from you! Is this #jolabokaflodswap? So excited!! 🎄🍫📖♥️

AmyG No. It‘s just a litte gift for the holidays. 😘 1mo

Avanders @AmyG aww that‘s so sweet!! Tysm! 🤗♥️ 1mo

ImperfectCJ Just a heads-up...I sent your #JolabokaflodSwap package, and USPS tracking says it couldn't be delivered ("receptacle was full or the item was oversized") on December 12. I think you can request redelivery (tracking says a note was left), if you haven't received it by now. 4w

Avanders @ImperfectCJ hi! I picked it up this morning - just haven‘t had a chance to post yet 😁 Thank you - I can‘t wait!!! @MaleficentBookDragon 4w

ImperfectCJ @Avanders Super! No worries about not posting...I just checked the tracking this morning and got worried and decided to check in. Glad it made it to you! 4w

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SincerelyWinona

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

“This was the key to flourishing in graduate school. You could do anything if you were delusional.”

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Decalino

Katabasis | R.F. Kuang

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Alice Law, a postgraduate at Cambridge studying analytic Magick, decides to journey to Hell to retrieve her advisor, the brilliant and toxic Jacob Grimes. She is willing to pay a high price, but as she travels deeper into the realms of the underworld it becomes clear that she's already endured an incredible amount of pressure and self-imposed punishment just to follow her ambitions. Dark academia at its darkest and most academic. Loved it.

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