Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Recursion by Blake Crouch

18 reviews

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

What a fantastic and original take on time travel and its repercussions. Crouch really nailed the urgency and horror, and the narration was wonderful. Barry and Helena forever!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, War, Suicide attempt, and Grief

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Self harm, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, War, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, and Torture

Minor: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Cursing

techigeekchic's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Car accident, Dementia, Self harm, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness

maximahls's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Dementia, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, and Terminal illness

aerlevsedi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story was very interesting, and not something I would normally read. My thoughts on what was happening in the book shifted so many times in the beginning and I was still surprised when we figure out the mystery behind Recursion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Car accident and Terminal illness

markandcover's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

vicanarc_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This is a time travelling book
I wanna make it clear because it wasn't clear for me and had I known I wouldn't have picked it up (I hate time travelling) .
It's a bit repetitive, and some dynamics i didnt quite understand, but  despite that, it was enjoyable.

If you want something that's a bit like Steins;Gate, that's the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

colleenward_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book messed me up (4.5 rounded)
I had so many questions during the mid point of the book (probably bc BLAKE CROUCH)... but I loved that the ending felt ~complete~
I found the overall premise of this story to be super interesting! It felt very creative throughout, especially how things kept *almost* aligning but never quite making it. I would say to definitely experience this book in the way you best experience them (whether that be reading, listening, etc.), because there are some technical parts and explanations of the plot that can get confusing if you drift away!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Dementia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Vomit