{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Side Quest Book Club Podcast","title":"Katabasis Part 1 - R F Kuang - Dark Fantasy Book - Dark Academia Book","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/da2dd7dc\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5393,"description":"The quest: Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. The result: We went ot hell and back! Dive into Katabasis by R.F. Kuang with our full-spoiler book club breakdown! Two rival PhD students descend into a hellish university campus to retrieve their abusive advisor’s soul—facing academic trials, betrayal, and dark revelations. Is this dark academia masterpiece a 7/10 triumph or a pacing misfire? We debate character arcs, logic paradoxes, and that wild revenge twist.\nTimestamps:\n00:00 – Epic Plot Summary Full Spoilers!\n06:04 – Descent Begins: Chapters 1-6\n31:41 – Chapters 7-11: Desire, Trauma & Lethe River\n44:55 – Chapters 12-18: Greed, Wrath & Betrayal\n58:05 – Chapters 20-35: Peter’s Sacrifice, City of Dis & Final Showdown\nDiscover Side Quest: https://linktr.ee/asidequest\nPowered by Transistor\nOur IG Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Leave us a comment & connect with us on Instagram\n⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our TikTok Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Music by HoliznaCC0v","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ENgVpifvoK0othiRJodMBhYrlIesRMwFmogwtt55RHQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZDJk/MzRmMTFlZmUzNzEy/ZjdlMjZiNjMxNmMw/MDEyMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}