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thatonebookdragon 's review for:
Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Finally done!!
There were times I was ready to drop this book. There were chapters that were unnecessary and wish were cut out. A lot of the time I felt like those chapters abruptly stopped the plot and made it harder to get back into the story. I didn’t need to know about a heap or not heap or about different chalk. So why the whole chapter of both? Also the flash backs didn’t help my confusion to parts of the story
I felt like Alice didn’t quite learn her lesson neither did Peter. And honestly even at the end Alice was just not someone I cared to have a happy ending. Overall, this story was hard to read. I loved the nods to Cambridge, yes, but the story itself felt like it strayed the path of the plot.
There were times I was ready to drop this book. There were chapters that were unnecessary and wish were cut out. A lot of the time I felt like those chapters abruptly stopped the plot and made it harder to get back into the story. I didn’t need to know about a heap or not heap or about different chalk. So why the whole chapter of both? Also the flash backs didn’t help my confusion to parts of the story
I felt like Alice didn’t quite learn her lesson neither did Peter. And honestly even at the end Alice was just not someone I cared to have a happy ending. Overall, this story was hard to read. I loved the nods to Cambridge, yes, but the story itself felt like it strayed the path of the plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship