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A review by thexwalrus
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
3.75
i had a lot of fun with this!
there are several moments where all of the characters suffer from "same voice" syndrome, but they still feel like Individuals outside of those scenes. however, they do all fall under the same archetype of "snarky, loveable asshole" so if you don't vibe with that, you probably won't enjoy this.
i think i had so much fun because i love kaiju - as a pacrim and godzilla fan, i loved seeing a more sympathetic and lovely take on Big Monsters, because personally, i think they're beautiful and cool as hell and if godzilla wanted to have her babies in a forest by my house i would let her. above all else, you can tell all of the scientists in KPS truly do love the work they do, and the kaiju they're trying to protect.
the world also feels so lush and real that it gets a little tense when anyone's on the jungle floor, and i think that's a good demonstration of how good scalzi is at worldbuilding. chef's kiss.
there are several moments where all of the characters suffer from "same voice" syndrome, but they still feel like Individuals outside of those scenes. however, they do all fall under the same archetype of "snarky, loveable asshole" so if you don't vibe with that, you probably won't enjoy this.
i think i had so much fun because i love kaiju - as a pacrim and godzilla fan, i loved seeing a more sympathetic and lovely take on Big Monsters, because personally, i think they're beautiful and cool as hell and if godzilla wanted to have her babies in a forest by my house i would let her. above all else, you can tell all of the scientists in KPS truly do love the work they do, and the kaiju they're trying to protect.
the world also feels so lush and real that it gets a little tense when anyone's on the jungle floor, and i think that's a good demonstration of how good scalzi is at worldbuilding. chef's kiss.