Reviews with content warning for Death - The Kaiju Preservation Society

I’ll review this book by quoting the author: “It’s a pop song. It’s meant to be light and catchy, with three minutes of hooks and choruses for you to sing along with, and then you’re done and you go on with your day, hopefully with a smile on your face.” Mission accomplished, Scalzi.

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ko2h3ckh's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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maryellen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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megj23's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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sayurim's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This was so fun !! Loved the writing in this . It provided a small glimpse into a whole new dimension . I wish it wasn't just 250ish pages long . I loved the world building. I also Loved the slight bit of absurdity in the writing. It's a lighthearted novel that doesnt take itself too seriously. Highly recommended if you want a lighter Sci fi novel to read . I smiled throughout.

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saracat's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

In the author’s note at the end of the book, Scalzi compares the book to a pop song, which, having finished the book makes perfect sense to me. There are things, especially about the kaiju that don’t make complete sense and aren’t fully explained. But for the purpose of the story being told, that is not really needed.

To keep the cast of named characters small, it definitely feels like Scalzi very deliberately put them in, even if it feels like others would be more likely to there instead. But, again, this isn’t a serious type of story, so I don’t feel put off by this obvious stepping in of the author to orchestrate people’s placement for the story to work.

The main characters are fun and the antagonist characters are fun to hate.

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arlaubscher's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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