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Going to hell to finish school

Katabasis by R. F. Kuang

February 22, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I could not get more than halfway through R. F. Kuang’s Babel. The world and magic system were amazing; I could not stay interested in all the character personal drama. Thus I was hesitant to try Katabasis. I finally did though, as I have some experience in the world of higher education as well as the Classical background to appreciate that title reference. On the other hand, that didn’t help The Secret History; hated that, mostly because of the stupid unlikeable character drama. Tragedy in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: dark academia, Divine Comedy, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: dark academia, Divine Comedy, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang ·
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Skarsgård or Curry?

IT by Stephen King

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

October 31, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Two Halloween-ish reads this month! I’ve been lagging behind a bit and that’s mostly to do with the fact that I ended up picking two hefty tomes that I didn’t enjoy all that much. First up: Stephen King’s IT.  We all know the story: mysterious killer clown kills children in `the small town of Derry, is chased by a group of people, first as children, then as adults. My dad made me watch the film when I was six. That’s all you need to know […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: halloween, It, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang, RF Kuang, Stephen King

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: halloween, It, Katabasis, R.F. Kuang, RF Kuang, Stephen King ·
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