Jade’s Reviews > Katabasis > Status Update

Feeling like I’m reading someone else’s close reading of philosophical theories + musings on morality bound up in a self reflection on navigating interpersonal relationships and regretted decisions

So like, I’m back to thinking about this as a more-serious The Good Place

Not to diagnose but the life of the mind and anxiety feel way too specific for this to be wholly imagined

*rules don’t seem consistent. I’m thinking about the tattoo
*normally I’m a fan of miscommunication but this was cruel and not as fun
*are we meant to like Alice?

I love how R. F. Jiang describes magic systems, and how she describes how deeply her characters get enamored with them
Lots of foreshadowing on who these characters are and what makes them tick