Sandwich Joe
One of my most anticipated books this year was Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. I read Babel last December and loved it, so I was anxious to see where her latest journey would take me. And, while the novel isn’t perfect, it didn’t disappoint. Katabasis, which tells the story of a student’s literal descent into Hell, blends Dante, Greek myth, and Buddhist afterlife courts into a wild dark academia fever dream.
There’s a lot to enjoy about the novel and Kuang’s writing. I love the biting humor, the way paradoxes like the Möbius strip or the Lethe become worldbuilding. It’s funny, bleak, and oddly moving.
One of my most anticipated books this year was Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. I read Babel last December and loved it, so I was anxious to see where her latest journey would take me. And, while the novel isn’t perfect, it didn’t disappoint. Katabasis, which tells the story of a student’s literal descent into Hell, blends Dante, Greek myth, and Buddhist afterlife courts into a wild dark academia fever dream.
There’s a lot to enjoy about the novel and Kuang’s writing. I love the biting humor, the way paradoxes like the Möbius strip or the Lethe become worldbuilding. It’s funny, bleak, and oddly moving.