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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

25 reviews

shadowspinner's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

lnezzy16's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Deadnaming, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer and Deadnaming

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Deadnaming, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

arlaubscher's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

corpsewhale's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Violence

itsbrianascall's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

callmekt's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

It's a Scalzi book so it's got its usual Scalzi components: competent people, assholes getting called out, an attempt at a narrator of indeterminate gender, funny bits, a lot of dialogue, and lots of exposition happening in the dialogue. 

That said, it's a fun romp and adventure. Reads like it would make a killer screen adaptation. Hollywood, please produce this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, and Alcohol

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

billievee's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

This was not for me. The style of humor here reminded me of the Big Bang Theory and the MCU movies: scientists making nonstop pop culture references and sarcastic, lampshade-y quips; I kept expecting someone to say "Um, so, THAT just happened!" The world building is cool, but that's basically most of the novel. The plot doesn't really take off until the third act, and even then it's pretty thin and goes in predictable directions.

Having said that, the author's note at the end did resonate with me. It sounds like this was the novel John Scalzi needed to write at the height of the pandemic, and that it was healing for him. I can relate to that, and I'm happy this worked for him. I guess it just wasn't the novel I needed to read right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture