My bad, so I’m awarding this one an extra star (I normally award only one star to any book I fail to finish). If you think your day could do with some hours of enjoyable distraction, then this might be just what you need. vaccines in general, as described in the book: I, personally, know of no vaccine that is 100% sure to work within 2(! I believe what makes The Kaiju Presevation Society so accessible is that although the majority of the characters are scientific experts in their given field, Niamh with astrology, Kahurangi with chemistry, and Aparna with biology, having Jamie, a labourer whose main job title is to “lift things'', made those characters have to explain certain theories to him in simple ways. John Scalzi, having declared his absolute boredom with biographies, disappeared in a puff of glitter and lilac scent.

The book is full of action and just as full of plot holes, including scenes that are illogical or disconnected from the main narrative. They’re at the top of the evolutionary ladder here, but evolution definitely didn’t select for brains on this planet…” Okay, but why do we care? Tom has an urgent vacancy on his team: the pay is great and Jamie has debts – it’s a no-brainer choice. It is idealistic—I can't imagine any group of employees being as unified and mutually appreciative as the KPS staff are.This book's first 20% read like a checklist for political correcteness: ethnic diversity (check), pro-Covid (and other) vaccines (check), pro diverse gender-identity (check). Turns out, these "pandas" are in mating trouble and not all humans want to preserve them and their world. You wanted to see how much it would cost for me to compromise the safety of everyone on this aircraft, me included, to assert your dominance. Scalzi didn’t flesh out his characters (human and monster alike) or include any high-adrenaline thrills.

We spotted the smoke before we spotted the kaiju itself, the smoke curled into the sky and hung in thick and listless air.So much happens in here and I don't want to spoil a thing for anyone else so do yourself a big favor and read this book!

Most of the plot is simply living in and learning about this strange world, but there’s a development late in the book that sets up a surprisingly dramatic conclusion. I have read some books before by Scalzi which I have enjoyed but when I read the reviews for this I couldn't resist it and was really looking forward to it. It was a top ten finalist for the 2023 Locus Awards, [6] and went on to win the 2023 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.I hadn't realized when I read the book the first time that Scalzi manages to tell the entire tale without revealing Jamie Gray's gender. Fortunately, there's a direct and accompanying side effect of extreme lassitude, which keeps most people from acting on the urge. When it first came across my radar, it seemed exactly the breath of fresh air I needed to recharge my reading routine. Jamie and the other KPS team members must somehow cross over themselves and recover Bella, both to preserve the Kaiju secret and protect both worlds from catastrophe. Fortunately, there’s a direct and accompanying side effect of extreme lassitude, which keeps most people from acting on the urge.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. I was originally going to give this book a 2/5 (I came back after a few months to change it from a 3/5 to a 2/5, why?Entertaining, funny, and just so easy to disappear into for hours, The Kaiju Preservation Society was a sheer delight. At first rejecting the offer, Jamie is eventually forced to take it after all to make rent, as jobs are scarce in COVID-19-afflicted New York City.