Katabasis (Standard Edition) A Novel

Der Anfang etwas kompliziert und holprig. Wenn man sich jedoch über Seite 150 bringt, dann wird man äusserst belohnt!! Selten hat ein Buch mich so auf neue Gedanken gebracht! Wer gerne Geschichte und Mythos, Philosophie, Wahrheit und Liebe mag, der ist hier richtig.

Katabasis was a wonderful mix of weird and intriguing. I loved the depth of the characters and their individual backstories. I also liked the magic system and the academic setting. The story realistically depicts the problems that alot of women in STEM face.

Das Buch hat richtig Spaß gemacht. Anfangs war es wirklich perfekt, später wurde es etwas schwächer, trotzdem ein super Buch! Es wird zwar viel mit Fachbegriffen, Philosophie etc um such geworfen, aber auch ohne großes Wissen kommt man gut mit.

Considering all the negative things I have heard about this book (it makes you feel dumb; you have to had read books xyz to understand it etc.) I really enjoyed it. Personally I think the author considered that not everyone has read certain books (dantes inferno) and thus actually explains it all within the book. The characters have great development throughout the book and I actually quite liked their banter, plus this isnt marketed or meant to be a romance so it didnt actually bother me that I wasnt really interested in that department. Overall 4.5 Stars /5 Stars It has to be said that this was my first book from R.F Kuang, but I will definitly pick up more of her backlog now.

For me, Katabasis was the least good of all the R. F. Kuang's books. But it was still enjoyable most of the time. The setting was interesting and the characters were mostly likable.