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okevamae's review against another edition
4.0
Jamie used to be an executive for a food delivery app startup – now, he’s stuck as one of their “deliverators.” And he’s about to lose even that crappy job. So naturally, when an acquaintance he delivers food to tells him about an immediate, well-paying job opening at his "large animal rights” organization, Jamie is interested. He doesn’t find out until his first day on the job that the “animals” in question are actually gigantic, monstrous kaiju from an alternate dimension.
This is the first book I’ve read so far that takes place in the present day and actually deals with the COVID pandemic. It doesn’t go into too much depth or dwell on it, and the characters remove themselves into an alternate dimension fairly quickly so it’s not a factor through most of the novel, but I felt that when it came up, it was well handled in terms of showing its effects on everyday life.
This was a really entertaining read. Scalzi’s writing, as always, is hilarious and has fantastic dialogue, and giant monsters and airships are just plain fun. The worldbuilding is strong, with many of Kaiju Earth’s differences explained, and explanations of things like Kaiju behavior are well thought out within the world that has been built. The action sequences are engaging, and the characters are all very likeable, though some of the supporting characters are somewhat indistinct from one another.
Representation: LGBTQ characters and relationships, non-binary character, major side characters of color
I received an advance copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book I’ve read so far that takes place in the present day and actually deals with the COVID pandemic. It doesn’t go into too much depth or dwell on it, and the characters remove themselves into an alternate dimension fairly quickly so it’s not a factor through most of the novel, but I felt that when it came up, it was well handled in terms of showing its effects on everyday life.
This was a really entertaining read. Scalzi’s writing, as always, is hilarious and has fantastic dialogue, and giant monsters and airships are just plain fun. The worldbuilding is strong, with many of Kaiju Earth’s differences explained, and explanations of things like Kaiju behavior are well thought out within the world that has been built. The action sequences are engaging, and the characters are all very likeable, though some of the supporting characters are somewhat indistinct from one another.
Representation: LGBTQ characters and relationships, non-binary character, major side characters of color
I received an advance copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
friendleghost's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
angiebb's review against another edition
3.0
Just like an action movie. I would have liked more details on what the alternate world and creatures looked like and also, a bit more character development would have been good! Wouldn’t recommend it to others but it was readable.
kaitlynaes's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
tintendrache's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
mythical_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
juliannez's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
sofiagarzac's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Siento que como película me iba a gustar mucho más que como libro.
No me pareció gracioso, e incluso algunas partes los personajes (sus reacciones y/o comentarios) me parecían muy molestos o irritables.
Esperaba mucho más de este libro, me decepcionó.
No me pareció gracioso, e incluso algunas partes los personajes (sus reacciones y/o comentarios) me parecían muy molestos o irritables.
Esperaba mucho más de este libro, me decepcionó.