A review by its_kievan
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

dark informative tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

Very much a Max Brooks book, with all that implies: a story made up of interview transcripts and diary entries, a focus on how modern technology interacts with the natural world, disdain for Silicon Valley tech people and urban arrogance, obsession with Zulu spears, and discussions of Israel's political situation. The only difference between Devolution and World War Z (which in my opinion is the greatest zombie book of all time), is that the latter forced Brooks to go broad and talk about different people around the world. Here, he went small and did a lot of soapboxing. I may have agreed with most of what he said, but it definitely made this book a lot weaker.
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