The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi: đź“š 52/2025: This was fun, and I can totally see it as a mid-pandemic 'just need to have fun writing something' lark of a book. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/09/14/the-kaiju-preservation-society-by-john-scalzi
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Sasu reviewed When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
The moon has turned into cheese.
Now humanity has to deal with it.
For some …
Amusing, but doesn't live up to its potential
3 stars
Content warning Some discussion of plot structure and hints about the ending
I listened to John Scalzi's When the Moon Hits Your Eye because the combination of the premise and Scalzi's reputation for irreverence reminded me of the film Don't Look Up, which I remember as one of the best movies I've seen in recent years. Perhaps that was not the most ideal place to read from, but that's where I started anyway.
In short, I found the book amusing with a few good moments. However, having listened to the whole thing, I'm left with the sense that it was too #superficial to be satisfying. Some scenes did go a bit deeper, especially those that dealt to any significant degree with the emotional implications of the impending #apocalypse, but on the whole, I thought that the opportunities for #satire afforded by the #absurdity of a moon made of cheese were used mostly for simpler humor instead.
I think that the chapter involving #writing deserves special mention. I experienced it as the most moving part of the book by far and suspect that it might have been even stronger standing on its own as a short story, possibly with a bit added for context.
I was surprised and somewhat aggravated by the abrupt twist near the end, but what I thought was really clever about it despite my frustration was the amount of #doubt that was left open as the book ended.
From the afterword, I got the sense that this book probably would have been more satisfying if I had approached it from the perspective of a dyed-in-the-wool Scalzi fan (which I am not, even if I often enjoy his writing) who just wanted to read something amusing, be entertained, and enjoy some light satire. I can also imagine that the lightness of the satire might make it something of a "gateway" to considering things from a different perspective for anyone who would find something like Don't Look Up difficult to digest.
#Scalzi #JohnScalzi #DontLookUp #WhentheMoonHitsYourEye #Moon #Cheese #CheeseMoon #Luna #Caseus #ScalziFan
#JohnScalzi hat sich letztes Jahr schon als Ausnahme erwiesen, weil er sich als langjähriger Freund von #NeilGaiman traute, öffentlich seine erste vorsichtige Reaktionen auf die Tortoise Media-Berichte zu Neils sexuellen Übergriffigkeiten zu teilen. Johns Blogeintrag von dieser Woche ist keine leichte Kost, aber beachtenswert.
Meine Verarbeitungs-Binsenweisheit: Privileg und GlĂĽck kann Mensch genauso zerformen wie Leid und Mangel.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/01/15/taking-leave/
#FinishedReading a light little slice of #SF space opera from #JohnScalzi . The winking quip-heavy style isn't really my cup of tea to be honest, but not a bad way to spend part of a weekend. @bookstodon #bookstodon
Author @scalzi came to the Medina County District Library tonight to present his master class on sustainable super villainy and his best selling manual, Starter Villain.
#Books #JohnScalzi #Bookstodon
I Met John Scalzi!!! – Medi-Nerd 2 https://medi-nerd.com/2024/11/13/i-met-john-scalzi/
I Met John Scalzi!!!
Author John Scalzi came to the Medina County District Library tonight to present his master class on sustainable super villainy and his best selling manual, Starter Villain.
Scalzi Written, Tyrion Approved
It was an entertaining and captivating hour hearing John answer questions and tell series about his writing, both what he’s written and the process itself.
I’m actually distracted by the backdrop for our selfie.
I’m looking forward to John’s next book coming out in 2025, When The Moon Hits Your Eye, as well as the seventh installment in the Old Man’s War series later next year.
Tyrion still thinks it’s a manual.
#Books #JohnScalzi #MedinaCountyDistrictLibrary #OldManSWar #StarterVillain #WhenTheMoonHitsYourEye
I Met John Scalzi!!!
Author John Scalzi came to the Medina County District Library tonight to present his master class on sustainable super villainy and his best selling manual, Starter Villain.
Scalzi Written, Tyrion Approved
It was an entertaining and captivating hour hearing John answer questions and tell series about his writing, both what he’s written and the process itself.
I’m actually distracted by the backdrop for our selfie.
I’m looking forward to John’s next book coming out in 2025, When The Moon Hits Your Eye, as well as the seventh installment in the Old Man’s War series later next year.
Tyrion still thinks it’s a manual.
#Books #JohnScalzi #MedinaCountyDistrictLibrary #OldManSWar #StarterVillain #WhenTheMoonHitsYourEye
Today on our podcast Re-Creative Mark and I are joined by the super successful and super-fun science fiction writer, John Scalzi.
It's an entertaining conversation about science fiction, the egotistical nature of writing, and John's hobby, which is music.
But the conversation doesn't end there, as we examine the value of creating art, just for the joy of it.
https://re-creative.ca/ambient-electronic-music/
#books #johnscalzi #sciencefiction #ambientmusic #writing #torbooks
#WhatWereReading : Joe adored Starter Villain by John Scalzi . Charlie inherits his estranged uncle's fortune, but finds his main business was being a supervillain.
A delightful , fun, smile-inducing read, that clearly loves the classic volcano lair spy thriller, but is happy to lampoon it too. Plus: spy cats!!!
Out now from Tor Books / Macmillan
#books #ChooseBookshops #JohnScalzi #StarterVillain #ScienceFiction #spythriller #comedy #comedic #parody #spycats #livres #RecommendedReading #bookshops #librairies #bookstodon #TorBooks #superspy
Aujourd'hui sur Blog à part – « The Kaiju Preservation Society », de John Scalzi
Jaime rejoint une mystérieuse organisation non-gouvernementale, qui s’avère être The Kaiju Preservation Society, titre du nouveau roman de John Scalzi.
#JohnScalzi #kaiju #PlanteSF #sciencefiction #UniversParallles
https://erdorin.org/the-kaiju-preservation-society-de-john-scalzi/
Cory Doctorow replied to Cory Doctorow's status
Content warning Long thread/9
#5yrsago #JohnScalzi wrote a science fiction story about the #DMCA to help @eff's #RightToRepair campaign https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/eff-presents-john-scalzi-science-fiction-story-about-our-right-repair-petition
#5yrsago A dozen googlers quit over Google’s military #drone contract https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/05/google-employees-resign-in-protest-of-googlepentagon-drone-program/
#5yrsago Kansas finally bans cops from having sex with detainees, people undergoing questioning, witnesses, and people they pull over during traffic stops https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article210902319.html
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Ich pinne mir die #bookstodon Tags jetzt mal ans Profil
#RichardKMorgan
#JoeAbercrombie
#LynnFlewelling
#Johnscalzi
#AdrianTchaikovsky
(Das sind nur die weniger gängigen, aber mit populäreren Autors ist zu viel Beifang)
Und ansonsten #scifi #scifibooks