Devolution
A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
by Max Brooks · first published 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. 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
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Probably not a classic for the ages, but I enjoyed the new Max Brooks novel, Devolution. It does for Bigfoot what World War Z (the book, not the film) did for zombies by injecting a bit of versimilitude and detail stolen from reality. Freeze Frame Revolution by Peter Watts combines epic…
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you have read in 2022?” ↗No super recent but I listened to Devolution by Max Brooks (World War Z author) while trail running in the PNW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devolution_(Brooks_novel) It's read by Judy Greer (among others) and I liked it a lot.
on “Ask HN: Best audiobooks you've listened to recently? (Cosmic horror/non-fiction)” ↗…months I've been checking out library books on the Kindle and reading as a bedtime ritual to help get me to sleep. It's been working pretty well, I rarely lay there unable to go to sleep. I just finished Devolution by Max Brooks, it was good but not really in my wheelhouse. I didn't realize when I started reading it, but he also did World War Z, which I felt the same way about, and also recently finished reading…
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading, since when?” ↗…Achieving Greater Things — Adam Grant • Game Engine Black Book: Wolfenstein 3D — Fabien Sanglard • Jurassic Park — Michael Crichton • Killing Commendatore — Haruki Murakami • James — Percival Everett • Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre — Max Brooks • Last Argument of Kings — Joe Abercrombie
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗