Ralph's Reviews > Godzilla: King of the Monsters; the Official Movie Novelization, Library Edition

Not sure what I was thinking when I started listening to this as this genre generally doesn't appeal to me. The book came very close to being a DNF, but I was stuck in a car for 8 hours and barely managed to finish it.

The book brings together all of the great Monsters (Godzilla, Mothra, etc.) along with Monarch into the ultimate battle royale against King Ghidorah with nothing less than the fate of humanity at stake. Let's just say that if humanity survives, there will be plenty of opportunities to rebuild the world's major cities. The author interleaves excerpts from real and fictional texts to provide story context which I liked.

The pacing of the novel was off and I generally did not like the book. There was so much action going on that there wasn't time to describe non-battle scenes vividly nor for much serious character development to occur. Therefore, I wasn't able to invest myself into the story or its characters. This seems to be what happens when too many elements are thrown into the mix instead of focusing on few characters and scenes.

If you are fans of Godzilla and the other Monsters, you will most likely enjoy this book. However, for me, it was a non-starter.