el’s Reviews > Katabasis > Status Update

alice is making my top 10 worst protagonists of 2025 list

crazy that the most visually interesting section of this book occurs when peter disappears / is presumed to be dead

i can’t believe (SPOILERS) r.f kuang waited 300 pages to do a “fmc dreams of being sexually harassed by her advisor” plot twist………girl what the HELL am i reading

the problem with this book is that i just don't care.......i simply don't care.....

fellating DOGS—?!?3!/&,&;?:!:!?;

i just keep thinking about how much better rou bao bu chi rou did "travels to hell to bring back someone they love," in a way that was both monotonous and supremely urgent. like i get on a thematic level why r.f. kuang went the "hell is just a grad school campus" route but holy fuck is it boring to read

wait so alice grew up american and lived there until she moved to london for grad school, yet she talks like a british person? erm…..🤣

okay this is way more tropey/cookie cutter than i expected

this hell/purgatory world-building is very much giving coraline

baby’s first r.f. kuang……🤓