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Devolution (Brooks novel) Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is a 2020 fiction book by American author Max Brooks. While written before society was crippled by disease, the cryptid Sasquatch (Bigfoot) on the foothills of a post-volcanic eruption Mount Rainier stands as a metaphor for the real-world COVID-19 pandemic.[disputed – discuss] The book was optioned by Legendary Entertainment to become a film, around the same time the book began to be sold to the public in June 2020.

Plot
The plot focuses on the investigation being done by a reporter 13 months after the titular Sasquatch Massacre occurs in the community of Greenloop, Washington. Greenloop is a small eco-centric community, consisting of six smart homes and a central Community House. The location is remote; it is one and a half hours south of the city of Seattle, has a single access road, and supplies are delivered by drones. The homes inside are eco-friendly, powered by sunlight and waste. Many of the functions of the smart homes are automated, and are controlled via iPhones and iPads.

The narrator is guided into the events of the massacre by the brother of Kate Holland, one of the residents who is still missing. The narrator combines Kate's journal entries and additional interviews with experts on zoology, a Forest Service officer and others, in order to provide the reader context about the nature of the Bigfoot.

We learn that for therapeutic reasons, Kate was asked by her psychotherapist to maintain a written record of her thoughts, feelings and experiences in Greenloop. The initial entries describe her troubled relationship with her husband Dan, her lifestyle and the quirky upper-class neighbors of her small Greenloop community.

Upon the eruption of Mt. Rainier, the residents decide to shelter in place and wait for rescuers to arrive, relying on the capabilities of their technological homes and rationing to carry them through the coming days. As the National Guard and local officials try to regain control of the Mt. Rainier eruption area, including Seattle, the residents of Greenloop slowly realize how cut-off and unprepared they are.

It is then that the wild animals and worse, the sasquatches appear. The journal entries (and therefore, the book that we are reading) then become a record of the residents' battles against the sasquatch.

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