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

5.0

Was this book really about Bigfoot? Yes it was. Would I normally read a book about Bigfoot? No, but I trusted the author of World War Z and he totally did not disappoint. This is an "edge-of-your-seat" novel that reads fast and keeps your attention. I thought about it long after it was finished - the symbolism of the title, Reinhardt calling Kate, "Hannah", the references to the 1980 Mount St. Helen eruption. The novel is the protagonist's journal entries interspersed with interviews of people involved in the Mount Rainier eruption. Its a survival story, but also a commentary on the human condition and the nature of predatory behavior. I loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC