Reviews

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

pages_and_ash's review against another edition

4.0

When a volcanic eruption leaves the people of small town Greenloop stranded, they soon find hunger is not their biggest worry. It’s the Sasquatch community hunting them.

Reading like a found footage horror film, this book truly captures the isolation and fear of our main character.

I enjoyed this book! A great read for this time of the year.

menglert's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

wow! One of my favorite horror novels in a looonnnggg while. I liked the balance between suspense and action. The characters were really interesting as well -- I liked how much more we learn about them as the book goes on. 

For some reason, I thought this book was going to be *super* gory, but it was on par with the typical killer/monster horror story. I get squeamish, but I had no problems here. 

hooray for a good halloween read 

ribsgd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jmpettus's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

bwkramer's review against another edition

5.0

Not really my kind of book is what I find when I originally saw this come out. I was very wrong. This book was entertaining from start to finish. I highly recommend it. I didn’t see it as a horror book. Sure there is death and gore but that’s wasn’t the central story. Maybe like The Martian but with enemies. I don’t know but it was good.

yenisargueta's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

geeoriginal's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I had high expectations for this book because I really enjoyed World War Z... but it fell flat for me. 

campsey0914's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

jenbergmueller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

amandale's review against another edition

4.0

I wonder what it looked like, when we first tasted fresh blood. What did we think? What did we feel? That moment when everything changed. From scavenger to predator. Hunted to hunter.