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A review by cynicaltrilobite
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
4.0
Sasquatch Jerky. Sasquatch Jerky. Sasquatch Jerky. Sasquatch Jerky.
First things first, I read this thing in 3 days, a reading feat I haven't accomplished since middle school. Yay me!
I didn't really like this when it started. The characters (barring a few) were all obnoxious on the nose caricatures of the west coast "I'd have voted for Obama a third time" type liberals. The kind of upper middle class people who go to a New Mexico suburb to seek spiritual enlightenment. I did enjoy the almost stream of consciousness style that the main character's journal had.
I was also freaked the hell out to learn that Mt. Reiner is ABSOLUTELY capable of blowing its top and absolutely decimating the surrounding population centers with massive super heated mudslides. So, thanks Max Brooks!
The real tension of the book is the encounters between bigfoot and our stranded characters. And holy shit, it takes its time getting going but wowza when it starts it's absolutely brutal. It's one thing to think about getting eaten by a mountain lion or a bear. Something else entirely to think about a big ass ape chowing down on your bone marrow.
Last thing I'll say, Mostar is the best character, that's all.
First things first, I read this thing in 3 days, a reading feat I haven't accomplished since middle school. Yay me!
I didn't really like this when it started. The characters (barring a few) were all obnoxious on the nose caricatures of the west coast "I'd have voted for Obama a third time" type liberals. The kind of upper middle class people who go to a New Mexico suburb to seek spiritual enlightenment. I did enjoy the almost stream of consciousness style that the main character's journal had.
I was also freaked the hell out to learn that Mt. Reiner is ABSOLUTELY capable of blowing its top and absolutely decimating the surrounding population centers with massive super heated mudslides. So, thanks Max Brooks!
The real tension of the book is the encounters between bigfoot and our stranded characters. And holy shit, it takes its time getting going but wowza when it starts it's absolutely brutal. It's one thing to think about getting eaten by a mountain lion or a bear. Something else entirely to think about a big ass ape chowing down on your bone marrow.
Last thing I'll say, Mostar is the best character, that's all.