The Kaiju Preservation Society

"cute and fluffy (i would say fun, but its so comforting i cant think of a better word than 'fluffy') hard-ish sci-fi. you can tell scalzi had a great time writing this, and he says as much in a heartfelt authors note at the ending. some very normalized trans rep!"

"Humorous, with references to other geek media ala Ready Player One. I liked the beginning half of the book best. Good cheerful read. And part of it takes place in Canada!"

"Hitting the ground running here, I am a huge Kaiju fan. Pacific Rim, one of the best and most interesting movies I have seen. This book also brought back my love of Godzilla. To the point were I started watching them in chronological order of release. Still I'm sad to say this story was just okay to me. It started as carefree, crazy wild fun in the middle of a pandemic and ended with monologing to the 9th power with a little agenda pushing thrown in.<br/><br/>The science was very interesting to me. Believable even. Thinking Kaiju were walking ecosystems was hard to comprehend at first but later on it was explained very well. I quite liked this take on them. Though I'm not sure if I skipped something or daydreamed but I don't remember ever hearing the Kaiju or Bella discribed other than being as big as a mountain. So I honestly couldn't picture them. I just came up with things I have already seen in movies in my head and that bothered me that they were not better portrayed.<br/><br/>The humor I think was no my cup of tea. It was almost as if a joke was told and there was a pause and a stare until you acknowledge and then laughed. There was also a lot of repetition with the same jest. Again much much monologing. The characters, while all funny, became a blur. I couldn't tell anyone apart. Even 300 pages later. Well unless they had a scarce job like pilot. The Narrator Wil Weaton might have not helped in these matters. He talked very slow at times.... especially in the monologing sessions and then was very exacerbating during the repetitive jokes. Loved him in Ready Player One though. Just saying.<br/><br/>The authors agendas wasn't quite thrown in my face but it was prominent in areas. Of course another Trump gag...... how original. I even went to write a review on Kindle and it actually had a Covid-19 Vaccine information pop up above the book. Interesting. The ending wasn't much of a suprise. Honestly out of all the rich people in the world I didn’t see why a certain bad guy had so much pull. In the end just okay."

"3.272594 stars<br/><br/>In the words of the author, "KPS is not ... a brooding symphony of a novel. It's a pop song. It's meant to be light and catchy ... and then you're done and you go on with your day, hopefully with a smile on your face" (p. 262).<br/><br/>And that's exactly what this book is: an entertaining tribute to sci fi and memes and witty reparteé, with just the right poke at billionaires, pandemics, political regimes, and the sci fi genre to acknowledge the world from which we all need a break. <br/><br/>A fun change of pace; I recommend it as a nice light read to all my sci fi nerd friends in particular."

"Quick day read. Starts off cringe and sounds like silicone valley adverts but in New York. It's all eye roll until chapter 4, where the story picks up and becomes interesting. Wish it delve more into kaiju and other branches in the other areas. All in all, good little quick read to pass the time. "

"I do NOT have the words for how fun this book was to read! It’s so witty and immersive you really feel like you’re on Kaiju Earth! I couldn’t put it down, I read it in less than a day! The book was surprisingly woke but in a natural, not forced kind of way and I really loved that! It’s only been published for a few months so I’m hoping that we’ll see a sequel(maybe a series?!) I’ve also read statements from the author about a possible tv show!! I 110% recommend this book!! "

"Cringe"

"Very whimsical and fun"

"Fun book to read. The dialogue is a bit corny but also funny. Solid 4⭐️"

"This book was such a fun read. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend!"