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The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
adventurous
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I'm a big Scalzi fan, especially his space operas. Kaiju Preservation Society is probably the one I've enjoyed the least. It's not a bad book (I gave it a three.), it's just not what I was hoping for. It gets entirely too chatty, resulting in long conversations about nothing that also aren't fun to read. And I like dialogue usually. That chatty personal dialogue is one of things I loved in the Last Emperox but here it just fills space. The book is a little too in love with the actual biology of the Kaiju which I imagine appeals to somebody but wasn't what I was looking for. And it seems to mostly leave the actual kaiju up to the reader's imagination. Again, not a bad book. Nothing I regretted reading but not for me.
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Deeply upsetting, unbearably depressing and absolutely disgusting. I really enjoyed it.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
This thing is a SLOG. I am not getting a doctorate in "House of Leaves" just to finish this fucking thing. Yeesh.