Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks – May 5, 2023

This month, the sci fi/fantasy/speculative fiction/horror book club I'm a part of is reading "Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre" by Max Brooks. Max Brooks is Mel Brooks son and the author of the novel, "World War Z".

This is a good book; well written and researched. It's in the same writing style as "World War Z"; told in journal entries, and interviews. I wasn't initially all that fond of the protagonist at first, but her character develops and is a good narrative observer for the reader. The descriptions in the book are vivid and pop off of the page. The title kind of tells you what's going to happen, so it's not that much of a surprise how the sh$#t eventually goes down, however, the book is so good I couldn't turn away from it.

This is a book I would certainly be willing to add to my physical library collection. I ended up listening to is as an audio book, which was also a joy. This audio book has a full cast of actors reading the different characters, including Nathan Fillion, Jeff Daniels, and Kate Mulgrew. I will say that this morning, on my way to work, I did hesitate to listen to it; not because I wasn't enjoying it, but because the proverbial poo was about to hit the fan, and I didn't know if I wanted to start my morning commute listening to people get murdered by sasquatch. It seemed like a lot before my coffee. I had to ease into it. But, ultimately, no regrets. The book is a great read/listen to.

It's another high recommendation. This concludes today's unasked for book review.