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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

June 12, 2022 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

I love John Scalzi. From Old Man’s War to Fuzzy Nation to The Dispatchers. I haven’t loved everything he’s done (Zoe’s Tale and the Interdependency series come to mind), but I generally look forward to everything he’s written. I also love kaiju. Or, at least, the idea of kaiju. I was excited to see Pacific Rim when that came out, until I actually saw it. And I loved Godzilla movies when I was a kid. So there was an inevitability to this book when I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 2020, john scalzi, pandemic, The Kaiju Preservation Society

ingres77's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 2020, john scalzi, pandemic, The Kaiju Preservation Society ·
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should have read this one earlier for sure!

Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

June 4, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

This book is…interesting. It’s not super clever (if you can’t see the villain coming then you need to get out more), it’s not super novel (the kaiju are the kaiju types that have been populating Japanese cinema from time immemorial), and it doesn’t have too much tension (because…it’s a standalone book, the good guys presumably will figure out a way to make the bad guys pay). But while it doesn’t do any one thing amazingly well, it does everything just well enough to make for […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: john scalzi ·
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Bella and Edward are kaiju now <3

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

May 15, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is objectively a four star book, but I’m giving it five stars, because I can. This book was just super fun to read and it was exactly what I needed and wanted. I will be reading it again whenever I need to feel nerdy joy and my affection for humanity needs a boost. The title of this book sort of says all you need to know before going into it, but if you need more, here’s just a little bit. Jamie is working for […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, covid, humor, john scalzi, Kaiju, narfna, sci-fi, sf, The Kaiju Preservation Society

narfna's CBR14 Review No:67 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, covid, humor, john scalzi, Kaiju, narfna, sci-fi, sf, The Kaiju Preservation Society ·
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Various Reviews During My Vacation, Some Were Brilliant, Some Were Good, Some Were Awful.

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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May 2, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

The Kaiju Preservation Society-5 stars I don’t even know what to say except this was pitch perfect. It reminded me in a good way of “Old Man’s War” and I cheered through the whole book. I loved everyone. I am so sad this is a standalone so we don’t get to follow Jamie and his friends he meets in the Kaiju Preservation Society (KPS). “The Kaiju Preservation Society” begins with Jamie Gray getting fired. Jamie lives in New York and doesn’t know how he will […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Clare Mackintosh, cozy mystery, Fairy Tales, Gilded #1, john scalzi, magical realism, Marissa Meyer, Noodle Shop Mystery #8, Rebecca Serle, Romance, roshani chokshi, Suspense, thriller, Vivien Chien

Classic's CBR14 Review No:97 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #Science Fiction, Clare Mackintosh, cozy mystery, Fairy Tales, Gilded #1, john scalzi, magical realism, Marissa Meyer, Noodle Shop Mystery #8, Rebecca Serle, Romance, roshani chokshi, Suspense, thriller, Vivien Chien ·
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Let’s Save the Endangered Walking Nuclear Dinosaurs

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

April 22, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

I have to admit, I didn’t especially enjoy the only other novel by John Scalzi that I read (Redshirts) so I was hesitant about The Kaiju Preservation Society, but the premise was just too good to not at least give it a chance. The basic gist is that there are parallel worlds to our own Earth, and one them is home to kaiju, basically nuclear powered dinosaurs the size of mountains; once when one accidentally got through the barrier between worlds, someone who saw it […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Godzilla, john scalzi, Kaiju, pandemic, The Kaiju Preservation Society

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:31 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Godzilla, john scalzi, Kaiju, pandemic, The Kaiju Preservation Society ·
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Disgruntled black and white cat sitting next to "The Kaiju Preservation Society" by John Scalzi

Kaiju fun and a great standalone from Scalzi

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

April 12, 2022 by Dome'Loki 8 Comments

The Kaiju Preservation Society is a fun romp and a refreshing reset of Scalzi, for me.  His most recent works, “The Interdependency Saga” (a trilogy), left me feeling ‘meh’.  My review for the second book had me questioning whether I was cooling on Scalzi.  I still have yet to read the third.  When Scalzi announced this book, I was intrigued by the name and that it would be a standalone novel.  The Kaiju Preservation Society was preordered, and I’m grateful I did because it provided much […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, john scalzi, Kaiju

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, john scalzi, Kaiju ·
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