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What did you think of Kaiju Preservation Society? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by nodimetotie@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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Read it recently, somewhat influenced by a post about John Scalzi on the sub, just wanted to share my thoughts and ask what you guys thought.

Minor spoilers ahead.

My opinion about the book wavered as I read it. It went somewhat like this

Covid setup, cringe
Oh, secret society, Kaiju, cool
Why do these guys constantly bitch with each other like they are kids from Stranger Things?
Chill, everyone is a megachad and bad guys get fucked
The culmination, meh, nothing original

And then I read the author’s notes about the book and realized that this was my favorite part.

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[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I listened to the audio book. It was fun, silly and I enjoy listening to Wil Wheaton reading me stories.

Was it great? No. Does the plot hold up under close scrutiny? Not really. It was better than Starter Villain and not as good as Agent to the Stars.

[–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I want to find my younger self and tell her that "one day you will enjoy listening to Wil Wheaton read you stories." She will, of course, reply: "Unlikely."

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