Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“They have vegan cheese.” “No, they don’t. They have shredded orange and white sadness that mocks cheese and everything it stands for.”

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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I was looking for something light after a few dense reads and this came recommended by a friend as a fun romp for the brain, or in the author’s own words, a “pop song” of a book. Scalzi had me at page 21, with this hilarious exchange. “They have vegan cheese.” “No, they don’t. They have shredded orange and white sadness that mocks cheese and everything it stands for.” And yes, I know that vegan cheese certainly exists, but as a person who unabashedly loves […]

Grab Bag #2

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson

Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

End of Watch by Stephen King

Runnin' With the Devil by Noel E. Monk with Joe Layden

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Last Guard Out by Jim Albright

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I am falling so far behind on reviews it’s time for another grab bag! You may look at this list and say “Wow, Tyler (not my real name), you are all over the place with genres!” To which I reply in my best Scar/Jeremy Irons voice “You have no idea.” I tend to be mercurial with my interests and obsessions and just go wherever the whim takes me. Also whatever I see that looks interesting at the library because we are blessed to have a […]

I didn’t love it.

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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I love John Scalzi. From Old Man’s War to Fuzzy Nation to The Dispatchers. I haven’t loved everything he’s done (Zoe’s Tale and the Interdependency series come to mind), but I generally look forward to everything he’s written. I also love kaiju. Or, at least, the idea of kaiju. I was excited to see Pacific Rim when that came out, until I actually saw it. And I loved Godzilla movies when I was a kid. So there was an inevitability to this book when I […]

Bella and Edward are kaiju now <3

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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This is objectively a four star book, but I’m giving it five stars, because I can. This book was just super fun to read and it was exactly what I needed and wanted. I will be reading it again whenever I need to feel nerdy joy and my affection for humanity needs a boost. The title of this book sort of says all you need to know before going into it, but if you need more, here’s just a little bit. Jamie is working for […]

Let’s Save the Endangered Walking Nuclear Dinosaurs

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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I have to admit, I didn’t especially enjoy the only other novel by John Scalzi that I read (Redshirts) so I was hesitant about The Kaiju Preservation Society, but the premise was just too good to not at least give it a chance. The basic gist is that there are parallel worlds to our own Earth, and one them is home to kaiju, basically nuclear powered dinosaurs the size of mountains; once when one accidentally got through the barrier between worlds, someone who saw it […]

“It’s like the foreign legion for nerds” I said, and laughed.

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

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The Kaiju Preservation Society is very definitely a John Scalzi book. In his Afterword, which is worth reading, he describes it as a pop song. It came to him almost fully formed after he finally abandoned a book he describes as “a brooding symphony.” It’s frothy, entertaining and goes down smoothly while pointing out significant cultural issues. The good guys win and the bad guy satisfyingly gets what’s coming to him. I really loved that Scalzi starts this book firmly in our world, in our […]



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