
Devolution
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By:
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Max Brooks
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WORLD WAR Z
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 beasts behind it, once thought legendary but now known to be terrifyingly real.
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.
The cast:
Judy Greer as Kate Holland
Nathan Fillion as Frank McCray
Kimberly Guerrero as Josephine Schell
With:
Jeff Daniels as Steve Morgan
Mira Furlan as Mostar
Kate Mulgrew as Hannah Reinhardt-Roth
Steven Weber as Tony Durant
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Terry Gross and Kai Ryssdal as themselves
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Max Brooks as the researcher
Critic Reviews
'Devolution is one of the greatest horror novels I've ever read. The characters soar, the ideas sing, and it's all going to scare the living daylights out of you.' Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and Recursion
'Devolution is spell binding. It is a horror story about how anyone, especially those who think they are above it, can slowly devolve into primal, instinctual behaviour. I was gripped from the first page to the last!' Les Stroud, creator of Survivorman
'Brooks packs his plot with action, information, and atmosphere, and captures both the foibles and the heroism of his characters. This slow-burning page-turner will appeal to Brooks' devoted fans and speculative fiction readers who enjoy tales of monsters.' Publishers Weekly
Great book
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I enjoyed the style it's written in, being like a diary reading with Interviews intertwined.
It does get fairly descriptive and gruesome when it comes to some of the fights and ensuing deaths, so if you don't like that sort of thing this might not be for you.
Overall I really enjoyed it, though I'm sure my being a fan of Bigfoot tales and such didn't hurt. Although it doesn't paint the mythical beast in a great light.
Great, But not for feint of heart.
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No wonder no one sees bigfoot anymore
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A gripping well read story
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Cleverly written!
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10/10 Thriller
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Beautifully cast and delivered, my favourite book of the year.
Great performances, great storytelling, great ending.
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A small sample of what can happen when the luxury and comfort of the latest technology ceases to be useful. Add to that dealing with a predator that likes to eat humans (and anything else) with a sharper instinct and you are in for a wild ride.
Quite a few different characters but i did find the female lead voice to be quite irritating but i think this was also a smart move because it did capture the whining annoying new age white city chick very well.
Although fictional a clear message was conveyed, it will not be technology that gets humanity to the next level of evolution, it will be our ability to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions.
Excellent
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A lot of opportunities were missed in this story and ultimately turned into a killer bigfoot murderfest...
Would make a good B grade horror movie but adds very little to the bigfoot folklore genre...
To many implausible actions by the main characters detracted from the final stages.
Worth it if you're into bigfoot but only just....
Meandering and a bit disjoint
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When it began, I thought the characters would be insufferable. It’s basically an eco-village full of hippy, new age types.... seriously, the child had a “placeholder name”, Palomino.
But as vapid and ridiculous as these characters seemed at the start, I think they developed quite well as the story went along, and I actually ended up liking almost everyone.
The story kept along at a good pace, and I thought it was really descriptive without being too slow.
My only issue is that with this being a “found diary” book, there is of course the mystery as to what happened after the diary ends.
It wasn’t as satisfying an ending as if everything was tied up in a neat little bow, but also wasn’t as annoying as other “you decide what happened” endings I’ve read in other books.
The narration was good. I had no issue with Judy Greer’s voice, although I think it’s a shame that she didn’t do Mostar’s accent, it was a little distracting having a European character with an American accent.
I haven’t read World War Z, so I can’t compare it to this, but Devolution did remind me quite a lot of Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven, and if you enjoyed that, I’d say you will probably like this.
Take that thing out of the freezer!
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