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just finished katabasis and i genuienly think that all the people who complain about this book being bloated and poorly paced and dragging along just don't like flashbacks or character exploration or learning new things. im sorry but i had a fantastic fucking time with this book and even when parts of it were slow it was very necessary

"orpheus' map of hell was a straight line to wherever eurydice was" hey what if we all killed ourselves

Best moment of Katabasis so far is when they meet the cohort of dead students who voluntarily stay in Hell when they don't have to, because they'd rather stay charred ghosts if they're the charred ghosts of prestigious Oxbridge attendees rather than risk reincarnation as a farmer or laborer. That bit is C.S. Lewis-worthy.

do you think after Jean gets more adjusted to the Trojans and develops some healthier relationships he calls Kevin like so what were the intricate daddy issues you were talking about with Neil. I want to talk about that too. I have some things to add. and Kevin has to break it to him Neil made it up to be a cunt

we fucked up