Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Kaiju Preservation Society (by John Scalzi)

Classic Scalzi, along the lines of Agent to the Stars or Redshirts: fun, standalone, compulsively readable, full of humor and satisfying moments.  It is explicitly set in 2020, but due to the nature of the plot, our main character is fairly removed from current events. At the same time we can see the villain as an evil Trump avatar and be extremely satisfied when (spoiler alert) the good guys win.  

Yes, the characters pretty much all talk the same (sarcasm features heavily) in classic Scalzi fashion. As with most of his books, it still works, because it's simply not that serious. It's about kaiju, after all. Two of whom are named Bella and Edward, after Twilight. You just have to let go and enjoy. And if you're a Scalzi fan, you definitely will enjoy it.

(Lest you see the "I know this person" + "library" tags and think I am not supporting my friend by purchasing his book, I have purchased a signed copy for a good friend's birthday. He's gonna love it.)

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