A review by bookwyrmknits
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

This book is (in the author's words) "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." It was a ton of fun to read, and while I knew approximately how the ending was going to go it didn't matter because getting there was more fun than being surprised would have been.

The book is set with COVID as a backdrop for the beginning of it, but the pandemic isn't the main focus of the book and once we get to the kaiju part, COVID doesn't actually matter at all. This is the perfect kind of contemporary fiction for me right now: something that doesn't ignore current events, and yet also legitimately doesn't dwell on them or make me need to remember them. It's a perfect example of escape fiction in all the best ways.
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