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The Kaiju Preservation Society

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first stand-alone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times best-selling Interdependency trilogy.

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”. Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.

What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, massive dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world. They're the universe's largest and most dangerous panda, and they're in trouble.

It's not just the Kaiju Preservation Society who's found their way to the alternate world. Others have, too. And their carelessness could cause millions back on our Earth to die.

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Maybe this book would be a better read with a different narrator? I’ve enjoyed other Wil Wheaton-read books but here he sounds like an excited prepubescent teen. The story in general is pop sci-fiction as the author intended and isn’t too bad but it’s no Redshirts (which Wheaton read way better)

Hard listen

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The world building and science were done well, but every character spoke with the same whit and sassy manner - which became a bit draining towards the end.

well-written but taxing

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Fun! That is it really. Purely and simply fun. Precisely what I need and like all of Scalzi's books, I will be reading or listening to it more than a second time.

A simple Review.

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it's light it's fun it has a concise ending which is rare In this age of serialised novels that tend to just roll on. Any way it's literally a can't put it down novel did it in two sessions and that only because I had to sleep.

it's just really very good

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Just a nice happy book (not too happy) just light enough to de-stress and unwind

Nice

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I really enjoy the Scalzi-Wheaton Combo and this one entertained me once again. Don't expect too much depth and live with some of the Kaiju ex machina plot conveniences and you're set for an enjoyable, sometimes witty, sometimes silly ride.

Light Scifi Shenanigans - a good listen

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This is a great read/listen, Wil Wheaton is perfect as Jamie and the story is beautifully executed.

Hooked from the start

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Look, if you can detach from the horrific structure of the dialogue when it comes to the absolute abuse of the word "said", and the fact the entire group of characters appears to consistently be cracking low-bar jokes like late teens, what you'll find is a really fun and enjoyable easy listen. It's by no means a hard-core sci-fi read (listen) but it's fun, and Will Wheaton's narration is refreshing and intoxicating, if not a little over-zealous in parts.

I loved it, the reviewer said

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First let me say I like both John Scalzi Books and Will Wheaton as a Narrator. However, Will was not right for this book in my opinion. I'm not sure if I am influenced by his work on Ready Player 1 and 2 but I felt his interpretation had all characters too young for their perceived age. I would have likened his rendition as depicting the main characters as adolescents as opposed to mid to late twenty.
The story however was very enjoyable.

Nice fun story wrong narrator.

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I adorecWill Wheaton but he way over did this one. Everyone sounded like they were on uppers. The story was a good one but took way too long to get going and the climax was very average and uncomplicated . My favourite was the interdependency series. This seemed like a try hard .

Just an ordinary one from scalzi and Wheaton

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