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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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Did not expect to love a book about zombies

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

December 21, 2020 by Malin 6 Comments

4.5 stars Official book description: The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, ensemble cast, horror, Malin, Max Brooks, World War Z, zombies

Malin's CBR12 Review No:82 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr12, ensemble cast, horror, Malin, Max Brooks, World War Z, zombies ·
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Nature, red in tooth and claw (CBR12Bingo: Pandemic)

Devolution by Max Brooks

August 3, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I live in West Michigan, in a county that is known to have the highest incidences of deer collisions in the state. We’re a big city, but with patches of woods sprinkled throughout, and even though I am 100% in The City, I have been in touching distance of deer in large part to my next door neighbor being one of the largest woodland preserves in the city. I mention this because on a walk with the octolet through said park, I saw a deer, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Max Brooks, pandemic, World War Z

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:85 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Max Brooks, pandemic, World War Z ·
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BIGFOOT!

Devolution by Max Brooks

July 28, 2020 by Caesar's Wife 1 Comment

… Or, more accurately, BIGFEET. Wait! Don’t go! I know it sounds silly but trust me, this was a good read! Max Brooks, who brought genuine terror and superior storytelling to the Zombie genre, has now turned his sights on the Sasquatch. And he does a bloody great job of it. Here’s the premise: A group of privileged folk (artists, authors, wealthy vegan tech types) are living out their homesteading, off-grid fantasy in the very small eco-community called Greenloop in the mountains near Seattle. They […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, Max Brooks, World War Z

Caesar's Wife's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Fiction, Max Brooks, World War Z ·
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Human Nature vs. Theme Park

FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

June 23, 2019 by Claire Badger Leave a Comment

This was everything I want an audiobook to be, and I could barely stop listening to it. So far, it is my favorite audiobook of the year. The voice acting is fantastic, with two actors reading for dozens of characters, and the excitement and thrill the book promises is actually delivered. You know what’s coming at the end, the interview with the subject we’ve all been waiting to hear from, and it’s as chilling as you could hope it will be. It’s a bit slow […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: documentary book, fantasticland, horror, Max Brooks, mike bockoven, thriller, World War Z

Claire Badger's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: documentary book, fantasticland, horror, Max Brooks, mike bockoven, thriller, World War Z ·
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Part X-Files and part World War Z? Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

May 15, 2017 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

My local bookstore is really great about making recommendations for books I may otherwise have never known about. (You may remember, this was how I discovered Andrew Smith’s Grasshopper Jungle.) There’s nothing better than popping by the store and checking out what’s new and which employees have left rave reviews for titles and authors I might enjoy. When I dropped by last Friday, I wasn’t really looking for anything in particular. But when I started to browse the SciFic/Fantasy section, I saw a book with a note […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Andrew Smith, cbr9, Grasshopper Jungle, Scootsa1000, sleeping giants, star wars, sylvain neuvel, The X-Files, World War Z

scootsa1000's CBR9 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Andrew Smith, cbr9, Grasshopper Jungle, Scootsa1000, sleeping giants, star wars, sylvain neuvel, The X-Files, World War Z ·
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