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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
6 reviews
krumanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder
haley_mil_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide and Toxic relationship
theremightbecupcakes's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
thecrimsoncorsair's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
izypup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, War, and Classism
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I wasn't a fan that the Asian child was silent for much of the book, as I feel like that just calls on a tired trope. I did like that Brooks explicitly draws attention to the overall point that this is a town of privileged mostly white people copying Levittowns and that they were doomed from the start because of this. I also appreciated the fact that this book points out that the Disneyfication of nature is bad and it leads to people making careless decisions and dying. However, I didn't like the implication that Kate and Pal have "devolved" into some kind of savage, primitive creature on the off chance that they may be hunting the Sasquatch herd at the end of the novel. It just tickles something that I did not care for. There's also the implication given the description of some of their character's developments that their issues such as anxiety or hypochondria are just products of society and can be cured in a way by this intense situation, and that also just rankles me.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, and Grief
Minor: Cancer