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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Spoiler. Eco village in the middle of the woods meets Bigfoot.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I give Devolution around 4 out of five suspicious footprints 👣 👣
An epistolary novel primarily told by recounts through one person's journal with brief cutaway interviews with others about the "Greenloop Massacre", it's certainly the best Bigfoot horror-adjacent story that I've seen, but not perfect. The first half of the book is *slow*, and I very nearly gave up on it; however, once it gets going, it rarely lets up, and has one hell of an explosive climax and chin-scratching finale.
Would be very good if you're hankering for some survivalist themes in your next reads. It certainly made me want to go to a camping goods store for some "just in case" supplies.
Of note, I read the physical book, but saw that much like World War Z, the audiobook has a star-studded cast of readers including Judy Greer and Nathan Fillion, and might be more enjoyable, but can't comment on it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced