The Kaiju Preservation Society

by John Scalzi

336 pages

English language

Published March 14, 2022 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:: 978-0-7653-8913-8

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(84 reviews)

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Gossamerchild reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Review of 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

This was a perfect read for a terrible, horrible, absolutely no good week. Funny, silly, and a fast read. The title pretty much sums up the plot, but it also involves alternate universes and some cool science. Niamh is without a doubt my favorite character.

Kelson Reads reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Escaping the pandemic by learning to survive on a world with gigantic monsters

5 stars

A fun, breezy story about unexpectedly landing a job at a secret scientific base on a parallel world studying giant Godzilla-like animals. Which is about as dangerous as it sounds. Plus, of course, not all humans are interested in the kaijus' welfare, and the KPS has to step up the "Preservation" part of its name.

There's some interesting world-building in terms of what kind of environment and ecosystem would actually support 100-meter-tall animals, what kind of biology would be able to handle the size, the energy, shooting beams of radiation, etc. And what might evolve to protect itself in a world with kaiju. And of course: what role nuclear explosions have in the whole thing, because these are kaiju after all!

It's also weird because it takes place in 2020. Like, real 2020, complete with Covid-19 lockdowns and everything. The main character starts out working for a GrubHub competitor at …

It's also weird because it takes place in 2020. Like, real 2020, complete with Covid-19 lockdowns and everything. The main character starts out working for a GrubHub competitor at the beginning of the pandemic.

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LuisVilla reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Review of 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

excellent summer fun

The author says, basically, the world was too harsh in 2020 and 2021 for him to write a serious novel. So he wrote this instead, for which I'm grateful. It's not deep, it's not artful, it's just good plain fun. Highly recommended as a summer vacation read.

Martin Kopischke reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Scalzi being Scalzi, in a good way

3 stars

KPS is not, and I say this with absolutely no slight intended, a brooding symphony of a novel. It’s 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.

Not much to add to that, really.

Soh Kam Yung reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Exploring a world where Kaiju really exists. Good fun.

4 stars

When COVID-19 hits New York, a recently fired executive who now makes deliveries ends up making deliveries to a certain person who recognizes his (nerdy) skills and asks him to join the 'non-profit' KPS. It is only later that he learn what KPS means, and it's there in the title. Indeed, the society moves its members to an alternate earth where Kaiju exists. The KPS is there to study them and to make sure they are safe from the monsters from our world.

I decided to read this novel based on the title and the premise, but ended up enjoying it. What starts out sounding ludicrous ends up being a really fun, breezy novel to read, where most characters treat each other with respect while putting up with horrible puns and Kaiju in-jokes. The science is, of course, hand-wavy, but in the context of the novel, it works and there are no obvious 'McGuffins' introduced. Of course, there are bad guys, and you can tell there are bad guys because they don't treat others with respect, nor do they understand what it means to really make a Kaiju angry.

If you're looking for a fun (and funny) novel to pass the time, this one may be a nice choice.

Jason reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

None

5 stars

What can I say? effing John Scalzi can write about almost anything and make it interesting and fun. Kaiju is no different.

The story is a basic three act plot and pretty much all the bad guys are noticable even if they aren't your mustache twirling bad guys.

There is nothing new (save for how the Kaiju exist in an alternate dimension) and I didn't like how they connected our world Godzilla movies to this alternate universe. This is just a fun book with fun characters.

davidrperry reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Review of 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Scalzi tells another fun tale

I had no idea what to expect, but I was smiling within the first couple of pages, and then sucked into the book pretty much after that.

It's a silly story of corporate silliness and sci-fi randomness, told with just enough humor and humility. I really really enjoyed this one.

arensb reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Review of 'The Kaiju Preservation Society' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Well, that was a fun romp. As the author explains in the back matter, this isn't a brooding symphony; it's a pop song. It's not terribly serious, but it is fun. If you saw the title, did a double-take and thought, "Wait, is this... [b:Jurassic Park|40604658|Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)|Michael Crichton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1529604411l/40604658.SY75.jpg|3376836] but with Japanese monster movies?" then this book is for you.