Devolution by Max Brooks --> Starting August 14th, 2020

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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.

But 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.

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Ch 5 (view spoiler)[And this is why it’s smart to always be paranoid lol. I feel like even living near a volcano they should have been more prepared, not just because they were so far removed from society. And then to ignore all these very obvious Bigfoot signs, wake up ppl 😂 (hide spoiler)]
Ch 12 (view spoiler)[People really are the problem. Kinda sad how complacent and unconcerned the ppl became to outside threats. I mean come on if pets are going missing, that’s at least a glaring sign of something going on. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 22 (view spoiler)[Wow ok honestly I’m kinda impressed with how the heroine named them all and remembers who is who lol. I forget my family 😂 I think it’s safe to say these Sasquatch are not friendly 😱 (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[This is my first Sasquatch book and as odd is that is I’m all over it. I love myths, urban legends, historical monster you name it. I really enjoyed rhis, I’d even say a lot more than world war z. This went to a super dark and bloody place I guess I wasn’t expecting, glad the author didn’t shy away from the harsh reality. Thought it was a great read, better than probably any Big Foot cheese ball movie I’ve ever seen, (hide spoiler)]

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ch 5 reply (view spoiler)[ Even I have some emergency preparedness and I live in a city. If I lived in the middle of nowhere, I'd be stocked up! (hide spoiler)]

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ch 7 (view spoiler)[ Already they're fucked. They don't have much extra food, a mountain lion tried to attack them, people are hoarding things. Hmm, this reminds me of a real world event happening now... (hide spoiler)]

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ch 12 reply So true! (view spoiler)[ too many humans think we're on top of the food chain and so creatures aren't a concern. Hello! They're breaking into your houses! (hide spoiler)]

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ch 13 (view spoiler)[ Oh things are getting crazy! That guy who thinks they're friendly and were trying to communicate is an idiot (hide spoiler)]

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ch 21 (view spoiler)[ Wow, how can you fall apart that quickly? There must have been some issues before? The Sasquatches are so bold now, I wonder what they'll do to protect themselves (hide spoiler)]

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Reply to ch 22 (view spoiler)[Same! She named them and then remembers, there's no way I would. The Sasquatches are definitely out for blood (hide spoiler)]

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finished (view spoiler)[ What a crazy ending! Pretty much all the humans died, in fact who else may be alive besides Kate? I thought they said there may have been another missing person.

And they killed a bunch of Sasquatches too. It seems likely Kate left the journal for someone to maybe find and went off in search of help, but maybe she was hunting the rest down after all her people were killed. (hide spoiler)] I thought this was interesting and I liked the interviews to round out the story.

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Reply to finished (view spoiler)[ It was dark but I loved it. I'd love to read about the Loch Ness monster or other urban legends (hide spoiler)]

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Aly wrote: "Reply to finished [spoilers removed]"

OMG I would love a Loch Ness story lol.