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I’ve been dying to read this book. I snagged tickets to R.F. Kuang’s Manhattan book tour and tickets came with a signed copy of Katabasis so I was holding out on reading it until then- and let me just say, it was everything I hoped for! I was nervous about it because of the many
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I wish I could say I still love romantasy, but I think we might be coming to an end. What even is romantasy? The way I see it, it’s a genre that exists somewhere between fantasy and romance novels. And while all fantasy can have romance in it, romantasy has a pretty specific vibe. The
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Okay, I’ve got to say it: The Priory of the Orange Tree was a high fantasy masterpiece! I picked up this book on a whim- just pulled it off the shelf of a small bookstore because I was enamored with the cover art and the sheer SIZE of it (I love when books never end).
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Unpacking the brilliance of R.F Kuang’s Babel ★★★★★ Spoiler free I think I’m in love with R.F. Kuang. Not in a weird stalker way, but in an “I want to live inside her brain” kind of way. Her ability to take enormous, nuanced concepts and weave them into metaphorical fantasy narratives is brilliant. It’s not
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TLDR; This book was so beautiful, and everyone should read it. THIS is what is so fantastic about reading. Spoiler free sum-up: This novel is a slow burn- rich in prose and description, and heavily focused on character reflection and internal monologues. If you’re looking for fast paced, plot heavy fantasy I’d skip this one.
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