Devolution (Brooks) - Book Reviews

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With Devolution, Brooks brings his considerable investigative powers to a cryptozoological controversy that has been raging in the Pacific Northwest for decades…. The results are uneven ... for far too many pages, Devolution plods along a dull middle ground, not so much building suspense as venting it…. Part of the problem is the diary format. We’re stuck in Kate’s limited perspective trudging through her flat prose…. There’s probably a great horror novel about Sasquatch out there somewhere, but I won’t believe it till I see it.
Ron Charles - Washington Post


[A] substantial and suspenseful case for the existence of Bigfoot in this thriller, told via diary entries, news transcripts, and Brooks’s own research.… Brooks packs his plot with action, information, and atmosphere, and captures the foibles and heroism of his characters.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review) Brooks, back with his first novel since his seminal World War Z, employs a similar style here, but the scope—and resulting terror—is significantly more concentrated and immediate. The narrative is framed as an investigation…. [C]reative and well-executed.
Library Journal


(Starred review) [A] terrifyingly realistic survival encounter…. The escalating alarm of naive people…give[s] insight into weaknesses humanity blithely ignores every day. The story is told in such a compelling manner that horror fans will want to believe and, perhaps, take the warning to heart.
Booklist


(Starred review) Are we not men?… [A]sk Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn…. Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes…. [Still], it puts you right there on the scene. A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem.
Kirkus Reviews