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

September 5, 2022 by ingres77 3 Comments

Told in a similar style to Brooks’ previous book, World War Z, Devolution recounts the massacre of a small, isolated eco-centric community in rural Washington State. Told predominantly through diary entries by Kate Holland, we learn about the community, their ecological goals, and how they handle the devastating volcanic eruption of Mt. Rainier. Cut off from neighboring communities and forgotten about because of the natural disaster, some residents begin trying to become self-sufficient while awaiting rescue. As they try making their homes more energy efficient […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror Tagged With: bigfoot, Devolution, Max Brooks, sasquatch, World War Z

ingres77's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Horror · Tags: bigfoot, Devolution, Max Brooks, sasquatch, World War Z ·
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A bunch of hangry Bigfeet

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

July 11, 2021 by The Book Omnivore Leave a Comment

Kate and her husband Dan need a fresh start, not least to save their marriage. So they move into Kate’s brother’s house to look after it, which is one of only 6 houses that form a little community (Greenloop) situated in the middle of nowhere. Greenloop provides its inhabitants with a high-tech standard of living, while being close to nature (and just a 90 minutes drive from Seattle). Soon though there is trouble in paradise. Rainier erupts, and while it’s too far away to be […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Max Brooks

The Book Omnivore's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Max Brooks ·
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Messin with Sasquatch

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

June 9, 2021 by Halbs Leave a Comment

50% World War Z, 35% Limetown, 15% Blair With Project = Devolution. Max Brooks is at it again with his trademark blending of non-fiction narrative prose with fictitious sci-fi events. In this case, he uses the “found footage” style of Blair Witch to tell the story of a yuppie commune in the Pacific Northwest ravaged by what appears to be Bigfoot-type creatures. Instead of film, though, researchers find a series of journals in the empty and devastated rubble of the commune. The journals seem to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: Max Brooks

Halbs's CBR13 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Max Brooks ·
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The Last Month in Reading

The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher

Devolution by Max Brooks

The Return by Rachel Harrison

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

May 22, 2021 by Jenna 2 Comments

I finished my last semester of college! I graduate on Wednesday! Yay!!! The last month has been completely filled with work and wrapping up assignments, so I haven’t read anything in the month of May. But I’ve got a few reviews from April that I never got around to posting, so here’s a dump filled with some great reads. Looking forward to having the summer to read! I think I said in a comment on my very first review for CBR (of The Hollow Places […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Max Brooks, Rachel Harrison, sara gran, t kingfisher

Jenna's CBR13 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Max Brooks, Rachel Harrison, sara gran, t kingfisher ·
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Messin’ with Squatch

Devolution by Max Brooks

December 31, 2020 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

I loved World War Z. While the movie was fine, it was not the book that I read and loved. This is a much darker, more horror version that focuses a grisly Bigfoot massacre in Washington state. The audiobook is read by an outstanding cast led by Judy Greer as the protagonist. It follows the same style as World War Z in that it is a collection of journal entries interspersed with news stories and interviews. The main difference between this book and WWZ is […]

Filed Under: Horror, Suspense Tagged With: bigfoot, Max Brooks

thewheelbarrow's CBR12 Review No:45 · Genres: Horror, Suspense · Tags: bigfoot, Max Brooks ·
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Gimme that sweet sweet Zombie fix

Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Stories by Max Brooks

December 25, 2020 by Caesar's Wife Leave a Comment

This novel brings together my two great low-brow literary loves: short stories and Zombie fiction! This collection of stories includes four short stories, of varying quality, that I’ll tackle briefly separately. This is a very short book so I’ll keep this review very high-level and rate each story separately. Closure, Limited This is a story taking place following the events of World War Z which grapples with the question: how can the sorry survivors find closure? It was a very upsetting and poignant tale, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Max Brooks

Caesar's Wife's CBR12 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Max Brooks ·
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