Title: Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

Author: Max Brooks

Publisher: Del Rey 2020

Genre: Horror

Pages: 304

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Monthly Theme - October

As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now. The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing—and too earth-shattering in its implications—to be forgotten. In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the legendary beasts behind it. Kate’s is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity’s defiance in the face of a terrible predator’s gaze, and, inevitably, of savagery and death.

Yet it is also far more than that.

Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us—and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity.

Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it—and like none you’ve ever read before.

Oh this was such fun! I always love a good horror book and Max Brooks spins a good yarn. I really enjoyed World War Z and the faux documentary style of the book. Thankfully Brooks continues the style with a fun Sasquatch attack in Washington. I was worried that the build-up would take too long, but we dive right into it. I love the little teases of impending doom from various people. It’s so good! And we get into such a suspenseful state after the eruption. I loved Kate’s voice throughout the book. Overall, I had such fun reading this one!

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