I don't really think this was *amazing* or impressive, however, it was surprising, funny, and felt cathartic to be set in 2020, and have the stunning, jaw-dropping stuff *not* be related to hate, disease, or the world ending.
I haven't read a lot of books taking on the theme of what people went through in 2020 to show absurdity, and then go off on a different adventure, so I appreciated this a lot.
If you ever wondered how Kaiju work, or where they live, how they might be handled when *not* attacking/tromping through a city, this is the book for you. ( )

Enjoyable old school science fiction. ( )

What can I say? It's John Scalzi, and that's a very good thing. He writes fun and easy to read books. Always enjoyable and delivering great plots. This was no different. Coming from a place where he was suffering from COVID-19 effects and not able to complete a different book due to a comedy of errors and frustrations, this book was his answer to surviving the quarantine.

Jamie is a great main character. He lifts things. Among those things is the reader's spirits. There are other characters represented including a character who identifies as they/them which was a refreshing thing to see in a modern work.

The concept was fresh and something that I hadn't come across before, I recommend this to someone who likes science-fiction with a nice side of humor. Anyone familiar with Scalzi's Old Man's War series will be familiar with his writing style. I say check it out and let me know what you think. ( )

Fabulously fun and unexpected. It might be my favorite Scalzi book so far. ( )

If I ever go full sci-fi fan, this is a writer who will take me there. Not quite the poetry of Ray Bradbury, but soundly written! ( )