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epsyphus's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Excellent suspense. Brooks is great with the epistolary/found-footage style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Violence
kawooreads's review against another edition
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Phew this book was a wild ride. Mt. Rainier in Washington unexpectedly erupts, causing a large catastrophe. During this seismic event, Greenloop, an eco-community hidden in the mountains, is cut off from the outside world. While awaiting rescue, the inhabitants of this community are faced with a new, horrendous challenge. The animals of the deep forested mountains, disrupted and forced from their homes due to the eruption, are cascading down on the community, and not all the animals are fleeing for their lives. The story is primarily told through journal entries by one of the residents, found at the community along with chaos, destruction, and corpses. Maybe its because I grew up in the hills and redwood forest of the Pacific Northwest, where I have looked out into the woods at night to see eyes looking back, but Sasquatch lore just hits different. The idea of being trapped in the mountains without proper provisions and no promise of rescue is frightening enough, but then add the element of becoming hunted by a predator bigger, stronger, and faster than you, and it makes you question what is real. The story starts slow, and many of the characters were unlikable enough to drive me into the arms of a porcupine if I had to "survive" with them. I imagined this place to be like a community Gwenyth Paltrow would run, just to give you an idea. The second half of the story is so fast-paced it made it hard for me to put down and I stayed up way too late in order to finish it. Content Warning: There is a lot of gore and violence in this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
omskivar's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Fatphobia
chriswaldron15's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Enjoyed this as a lighter read having just finished the slog that was Dune. Though by reading the blurb you know what's going to show up, it's built up very well with the reveal coming at just the right moment.
Character development is fairly well done, though I found some of the sudden changes the characters go through to be a bit extreme and difficult to believe.
The ending I found to be somewhat predictable, very "Hollywood", and I found myself not quite getting a feel for how it went. Perhaps more than one chapter would have suited it better.
Overall would definitely recommend. Very much a Max Brooks book but a pleasant deviation from the narrative style of World War Z.
Character development is fairly well done, though I found some of the sudden changes the characters go through to be a bit extreme and difficult to believe.
Overall would definitely recommend. Very much a Max Brooks book but a pleasant deviation from the narrative style of World War Z.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement, Death, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
katkinslee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
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? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, Max Brooks is really good at building a sense of dread, I highly recommend the audiobook as Judy Greer does a great job at voicing the neurotic main character Kate Holland.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Body horror
Moderate: Cursing
lorie336's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking
laschwe's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Excrement
mformato's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Definitely a thrilling read. It's not too often horror books can have actual "oh shit" moments that you can get on screen but this book had a few. I really like these man vs nature and nature is most likely gonna win type stories. I didn't give it five stars though because at some points the pacing dragged, the characters were just all right, and the ending was a little too good-feeling after all that happened prior. But overall it was a good story that I would recommend to any fans of cryptids, monster horror movies, or just horror stories in general where people actually have some semblance of a brain.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Vomit, and Violence
shieldbearer's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I listened to the audio book on Libby. A thrilling, well-constructed read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Minor: Ableism
I won't remember everything because it's been a little since I read it. On a re read I'll be more thorough with my warnings.echoes01's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence